Coleford, Devon
Coleford is a small hamlet in Mid-Devon, England. It includes a pub, and also has a park.
Coleford junction (arguably Penstone Junction) is the place where the North Devon Railway from Crediton to Barnstaple splits to the later Okehampton line.
Charles I came through Coleford on 27 July 1644 on his way to Bow, where he spent a night during the English Civil War. At that time Coleford village was on the main highway from Cornwall to Devon. There is a tradition that the King reviewed his horse troop, from the "Porched House", a building which dates from this time.
Henry Kingsley's novel The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn is set partly in the village.
Coordinates: 50°47′47″N 3°44′38″W / 50.79639°N 3.74389°W
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