around the Pill include a couple of lime kilns, now thoroughly fenced off to prevent accidents. The station was one stop after the still active railway station of Barnstaple, to which Fremington is linked directly by the wide scenic path described instead. Army camp Fremington Army Camp was located here to be within easy marching distance (800 m) from the railway station at the Quay. The site was used by the US Army's 313th Station Hospital for post-D-Day rehabilitation, with room for 2,000 patients. It started receiving casualties on 20 July 1944. It economically was complemented by the still current Marines and Air Force presence at Royal Marines Base Chivenor, a mile (2 km) northwards on the opposite bank of the River Taw, and the Amphibious Trials and Training Unit of the Royal Marines at Arromanches Camp, Instow, 2 miles (4 km) to the west. The camp was closed in autumn 2009 and between the years of 2015 and 2020 was redeveloped into the Riverside Park and Water's Edge estates. References Sources Pauline Brain Some Men who Made Barnstaple N. Devon Art Potters, 2010 US Army history R. L. Diveley & M. Cleveland. Surgery in World War II, Volume II, Chapter 6. External links Fremington Parish Council Devon County Council Local History of Fremington GENUKI entry for Fremington Devon Tradition: An Anthology from Traditional Singers Villages in Devon Former manors in Devon