St Nicholas Church

St Nicholas Church

A Brief History of St Nicholas’ Church, Brushford Although St Nicholas’ Church underwent 18th and 19th century restoration, it retains much medieval stonework and is one of the most interesting churches in the Exmoor area. The oldest part of the church appears to be...
Welcome to Brushford Pack

Welcome to Brushford Pack

There is now a new “Welcome Pack” for all newcomers to the Parish. It contains a host of information, from useful telephone numbers to recycling facilities, from suggestions for eating out to where to shop – the list is very comprehensive! If you have recently...

New Traffic Calming Scheme

The Parish Council has for a long time worked on the introduction of a Traffic Calming Scheme along the main B3222 road which runs through from Exebridge to Dulverton as speed checks have continuously reflected high speeds, with a large number of vehicles exceeding...

Brushford Present

Today, Brushford is still a small community of 535 parishioners. The Parish is made up of Brushford, that part of Exebridge on the Somerset side of the River Exe to the South and the hamlet of Nightcott to the West. (See Parish Statistics Page) We have a thriving and...

Brushford Past

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Brushford enjoyed the contact of the Barnstaple to Taunton and Tiverton Railway, which resulted in Lord Carnarvon building the Carnarvon Arms in the mid 19th Century. There was a thriving saw mill on the other side of the...
Brushford Parish Council
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