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Coordinates: 51°13′11″N 3°45′49″W / 51.219815°N 3.7636147°W / 51.219815; -3.7636147
Brendon is a village in Devon, England, close to the border with Somerset near the Exmoor National Park. The village is 1½ miles SE of Lynton and 15 miles (24 km) W of Minehead is in a picturesque East Lyn Valley, has 6,733 acres (27.25 km2) of land including Leeford hamlet and a large tract of moorland on the borders of Somersetshire where the rivers Exe, Lyn and Barle have their sources. The church of St. Brendon was built in 1738, possibly using the stones from the original church at Cheriton. It lies midway between Cheriton and Brendon, about two miles (3 km) from each, and has a tower and 4 bells. The village is located just off the A39 and its population was 159 in 2001.
White's Devonshire Directory (1850) describes Brendon as follows:
Brendon is home to the Exmoor Folk Festival, wonderful traditional English pubs and classic old style B&B's.
Main Road Through Brendon
The Stag Hunters Inn
The East Lyn River
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