"The Bell Ringing" was collected by the Rev S Baring Gould and published in "Songs of the West".

In 2009 BT decided to decommission Northlews only public telephone kiosk due to it being 'uneconomical'.

The kiosk in Northlew has stood on the same site since 1939 and is one of the few remaining K6 boxes designed by architect Sir Giles Scott to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V. Five directors of Nothlew broadband decided to take it over with the assistance of Northlew Parish Council.

They then re-activated the kiosk back into a working telephone box; the very first village in the UK to do so.

This included an original SE5 Bi plane flypast, Various military agencies and a 3D projection onto the ancient Saxon square to give the impression of being on the battlefield.

Northlew WW1 Memorial Sutton Seeds who is the UK's main supplier of seeds also supplied over 42 Kilos of poppy seeds to the village have also agreed to name a Poppy, 'The Northlew Poppy' They also donated a Canadian Oak Tree which will grow to be the tallest tree in the village and turn a blood red around Armistice day in memorial of our fallen, it can be found in the village park.

This was planted by Christopher Marson (On Behalf of the village of Northlew) Mark Parkhouse (Lord Lieutenant of Devon) on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Nick McKinnel (Bishop of Crediton) and the MD of Sutton Seeds Bernard Bejar.