Southcott, West Devon

Hamlet in Devon, England

Not to be confused with Southcott, Cornwall; Southcott, North Devon; Southcott, Frithelstock; Southcott, Winkleigh; or Southcott family.

Hamlet in England

Southcott

Hamlet

Southcott Farm

Southcott

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Southcott

Location within Devon

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OS grid reference| SX 54999 94840
Civil parish|

* Okehampton Hamlets

Unitary authority|

* West Devon

Ceremonial county|

* Devon

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| OKEHAMPTON
Postcode district| EX20
Dialling code| 01837
Police| Devon and Cornwall
Fire| Devon and Somerset
Ambulance| South Western
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50°44′09″N 4°03′32″W﻿ / ﻿50.735928°N 4.058850°W﻿ / 50.735928; -4.058850

Southcott is a hamlet in the civil parish of Okehampton Hamlets, in West Devon, England. The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'southern cottage'.

The hamlet, little more than one road of cottages, is located to the west of the town of Okehampton and north of Dartmoor National Park.[1] [2]

## Southcott Cross

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Southcott Cross

Southcott Cross is a unique Dartmoor cross. The cross is 6'3" tall and is octagonal in shape. The Stone cross is unique as it depicts two humans, one on each side. At the front is a Crucifix and the reverse is believed to be the Virgin Mary praying, as the figure's hand are depicted together.[3]

It is believed that the cross was put there in the c13th Century as a waymaker cross to the Cistercian monks of the nearby Brightley Priory, on the bank of the West Okement River.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Ordnance Survey: OL28 Dartmoor (Map). Ordnance Survey.
2. ^ "Southcott". Latitude and Longitude Finder.
3. ^ "Wayside cross in the garden hedge of Southcott Cottage, at a crossroads called Southcott Cross". Historic England.
4. ^ "Southcott Cross". Dartmoor Crosses.

## External links

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* Media related to Southcott, West Devon at Wikimedia Commons
* Media related to Southcott Cross at Wikimedia Commons

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