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Tucked away in the Culm Valley within the Blackdown Hills National Landscape, Hemyock is the largest village in this part of the Devon-Somerset border. It is a place defined by its geography, sitting in a natural bowl where the young River Culm gathers strength before heading toward Cullompton, about five miles to the west. The village is anchored by its history; the flint-walled remains of the 14th-century Hemyock Castle and the ancient St Mary’s Church sit at its heart, serving as reminders of its long status as a significant local centre. While it feels rural and isolated in the best sense, it is functionally very practical, offering a primary school, a surgery, and a handful of essential shops that serve the wider farming community. The roads out of the village are typically Devon - narrow and winding - but they provide a direct link to the M5 and the rail connections at Tiverton Parkway, making it one of the few places where you can enjoy a genuine sense of deep-country living without being disconnected from the rest of the county.