Ironworks & forges · South West England
Bicton College
In or near Otterton.
Bicton College — Agricultural school part of Cornwall College.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lympstone Village · 8.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bicton College, the nearest railway station is Lympstone Village, which is 8.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is EX9 7BY. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any fees or accessibility information.
About
Bicton College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1947. Wikidata describes it as: "Agricultural school part of Cornwall College". Coordinates: 50.6701°, -3.3169°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: East Devon Pebblebed Heaths SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: PEBBLEBED HEATHS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bicton College is a college with around 1,000 full-time and 3,500 part-time pupils, located near Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. It is part of the Cornwall College group. The college specialises in agriculture and currently offers courses in such topics as animal care, countryside management, horticulture, veterinary nursing, and agricultural engineering, aboriculture and floristry. The college's courses range from level 1 all the way to foundation degrees. For the level-4 courses the college works in partnership with the University of Plymouth. The college was founded under the name Bicton Farm Institute in 1947, when the Devon County Council leased Bicton House and part of the Bicton Park estate from Lord Clinton. The name was changed in 1967 to Bicton College of Agriculture and in 2002 to Bicton College. For the years 2007-2008 Bicton College was recognised as a Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training for its training of teachers in the Post Compulsory (Post 16) sector.
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- Coordinates
- 50.6701, -3.3169
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Bicton
- Postcode
- EX9 7BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Established
- 1947
- Nearest railway station
- Lympstone Village — 8.4 km
- Official site
- www.bicton.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4903727 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bicton College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bicton College - geograph.org.uk - 364253.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bicton College?
- Bicton College is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX9 7BY), in the parish of Bicton.
- What is Bicton College?
- Bicton College — Agricultural school part of Cornwall College.
- How do I get to Bicton College?
- The nearest railway station is Lympstone Village, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode EX9 7BY.
- When was Bicton College built?
- Built or established in 1947.
- Is Bicton College a protected site?
- Yes — Bicton College is part of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the PEBBLEBED HEATHS National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Bicton College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX9 7BY. It sits within the Exmouth and Exeter East parliamentary constituency.