EX postcode area
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Table:
Postcode district

Post town

Coverage

Local authority area(s)

EX1

EXETER

Exeter (east), Heavitree (north), Monkerton, Newtown, Pinhoe, West Clyst

Exeter

EX2

EXETER

Exeter (south), Heavitree (south), St. Thomas (south), Countess Wear, Wonford

Exeter

EX3

EXETER

Clyst St. George, Ebford, Exton, Topsham

Exeter

EX4

EXETER

Exeter (north), Exwick, St. Thomas (north), Beacon Heath, Redhills, Pennsylvania, St. James, Whitestone

Exeter

EX5

EXETER

Bradninch, Broadclyst, Cadbury, Clyst Honiton, Clyst St. Mary, Cranbrook, Newton St. Cyres, Silverton, Talaton, Whimple, Woodbury

East Devon, Mid Devon

EX6

EXETER

Christow, Cockwood, Dunsford, Kennford, Kenton, Mamhead, Exminster

Teignbridge

EX7

DAWLISH

Dawlish

Teignbridge

EX8

EXMOUTH

Exmouth, Lympstone

East Devon

EX9

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON

Budleigh Salterton, East Budleigh, Otterton

East Devon

EX10

SIDMOUTH

Sidmouth, Sidford, Sidbury

East Devon

EX11

OTTERY ST. MARY

Ottery St. Mary

East Devon

EX12

SEATON

Seaton, Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe

East Devon

EX13

AXMINSTER

Axminster

East Devon

EX14

HONITON

Honiton

East Devon

EX15

CULLOMPTON

Cullompton, Plymtree

Mid Devon

EX16

TIVERTON

Tiverton

Mid Devon

EX17

CREDITON

Crediton

Mid Devon

EX18

CHULMLEIGH

Chulmleigh

North Devon

EX19

WINKLEIGH

Winkleigh

Torridge

EX20

NORTH TAWTON, OKEHAMPTON

Okehampton

West Devon

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A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland , and a basic unit of the postal delivery system . Including the correct post town in the address increases the chance of a letter or parcel being delivered on time . Post towns in general originated as the location of delivery offices . As of 2004 [ update ] , their main function is to distinguish between localities or street names in addresses not including a postcode .
Exeter ( /ˈɛksɪtər/ ( listen ) ) is a cathedral city in Devon , England , with a population of 130,428 ( mid-2018 est. ) . The city is located on the River Exe approximately 36 miles ( 58 km ) northeast of Plymouth and 65 miles ( 105 km ) southwest of Bristol . It is the county town of Devon , and the base of Devon County Council . Also situated in Exeter are two campuses of the University of Exeter , Streatham Campus and St Luke 's Campus . In Roman Britain , Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian . Exeter became a religious centre during the Middle Ages and into the Tudor times : Exeter Cathedral , founded in the mid 11th century , became Anglican during the 16th-century English Reformation . During the late 19th century , Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade , although by the First World War the city was in decline . After the Second World War , much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now considered to be a centre for modern business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall . The administrative area of Exeter has the status of a non-metropolitan district under the administration of the County Council ; a plan to grant the city unitary authority status was scrapped under the 2010 coalition government .
Heavitree is a historic village and parish situated formerly outside the walls of the City of Exeter in Devon , England , and is today an eastern suburb of that city . It was formerly the first significant village outside the city on the road to London . It was the birthplace of Thomas Bodley , and Richard Hooker , and until 1818 was a site for executions .
Newtown is an area of Exeter between St Sidwells and Heavitree and has been an area for the poor since Saxon times . A workhouse was built in 1671 on a site currently used as a car park , but Newtown remained largely rural up until the 19th century . Around 1700 a new workhouse was built on what is now the site of Heavitree Hospital . Brick and tile making were carried on in Exeter by the Romans from clay workings within the city wall . By the 16th century , the rich red clay of Newtown was exploited for brick making , the main brickworks being sited in the location of what is currently the dry ski-slope and golf driving range . Due to the Cholera epidemics of the 1830s the open sewer that ran along the bottom of the hill was covered over , to create Clifton Road . In the mid-19th century four streets of small terraced houses were built to house manual workers , labourers and their families . In the 1880s St Matthews Church was built . In May 1942 Exeter was heavily bombed in the Baedeker raids of the Second World War . Newtown was badly affected with many buildings destroyed , including the lower section of Newtown School . Post war development saw the creation of the Inner By-pass ( Western Way ) which cut through the northern part of Newtown , while regeneration work in the late 1960s saw new developments of blocks of flats , some of which were placed to 'disrupt ' the uniform Victorian street pattern .
Pinhoe is a suburb on the north eastern outskirts of Exeter in the English county of Devon , which was incorporated into the city in 1966 . The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,108 people resident within Pinhoe Ward , one of 18 wards comprising the City of Exeter . The population increased to 6,454 at the 2011 Census
Exeter City Council is the council and local government of the city of Exeter , Devon . The City Council provides a range of services within the city including housing , refuse collections and recycling , planning , economic development , tourism , leisure and arts facilities and activities . The Council also provides housing and council tax benefits as well as collecting the council tax on behalf of the city council , county council , police and fire services . Services such as education , social services , transport and highways are provided in the city by Devon County Council .
St Thomas ( St Thomas the Apostle 's ) is a large 3,700-acre ( 15 km2 ) civil parish in Devon , England , on the western side of the river Exe , connected to Exeter by Exe Bridge . It has a number of pubs , places of worship , several schools and a large shopping precinct . The population , according to the 2001 census , is 6,246 , increasing to 6,455 at the 2011 Census . St Thomas ward is currently politically represented by County and City Councillor , Rob Hannaford and City Councillor Adrian Fullam . It originally consisted of two detached parts , the main part of which was by Exeter , to the west of the River Exe . The urban area that built up here but was not originally part of Exeter . The other part , about a mile to the west of the main body of the parish , contained the hamlet of Oldridge and was transferred to the parish of Whitestone in 1884 . St Thomas the Apostle became an urban district in 1894 with the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 , and was incorporated into the municipal borough of Exeter in 1900 . The name survives for the central area of Exeter west of the river . A St Thomas Rural District existed from 1894 to 1974 . St Thomas is served by Exeter St Thomas railway station
Countess Wear is a district within the city of Exeter , Devon , England . It lies about two miles south-east of the city centre , on the north bank of the estuary of the River Exe . Historically an estate known as Weare , part of the manor of Topsham , was in this area . From the late 13th century , the construction of weirs in the River Exe by the Countess , and later , the Earls of Devon damaged the prosperity of Exeter to the benefit of Topsham which was downstream of the obstructions , and was owned by the Earls . The bridges over the river and the adjacent Exeter Ship Canal were for many years a traffic bottleneck , until the completion of the last section of the M5 motorway , further downstream , in 1977 .
Wonford is an area in the centre of Exeter covering parts of St Loyes and Heavitree . Originally , Wonford was a royal estate named after a stream ( now called Mincinglake ) that rose on the southern slopes of Stoke Hill and flowed through Northbrook Park . In 937 , the name was wynford meaning fair stream . The land surrounding Exeter had been part of the Celtic kings estates from before the Roman occupation and in 7th century these lands continued to be a large royal estate of the Saxon Kings . These lands were gradually reduced in size , until the only remaining hunting ground remaining at the Norman invasion was Duryard , north of the city . Historically it was part of Wonford Hundred , as was Exeter itself . Although St Michael 's Church in Heavitree is Victorian , it stands on the place of one of the oldest churches outside Exeter . The Wessex King Cenwealh , established a chapel at this position near the sacred head tree in Wonford in about 660 . The area became known as Heavitree , and Wonford shrank as Heavitree grew . Exeter 's main hospital , the Royal Devon and Exeter , is situated in Wonford . Wonford had a population of 7,686 in 2011 , taking almost all of the Priory ward and the western edge of the St Loyes ward . Wonford is situated in a large area of Exeter which remains unserved by rail which means all public transport in the area is bus based .
Topsham ( /ˈtɒpʃəm/ , also /ˈtɒpsəm/ ) is a town in Exeter in the county of Devon , England , on the east side of the River Exe , immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former 's estuary , between Exeter and Exmouth . Although village-sized , with a current population of around 5,023 , increasing to 5,519 at the 2011 census for the electoral ward population which includes Countess Wear , which is its own individual settlement , Topsham was designated a town by a 1300 royal charter , until the Exeter urban district was formed . It is served by Topsham railway station on the branch line to Exmouth . In 2011 was the 150th anniversary of the railway coming to Topsham , on what is now called the Exeter-Exmouth Avocet Line .
Exwick is an historic parish and manor in Devon , England , which today is a north-western suburb of the City of Exeter . Its name is derived from the River Exe , which forms its eastern boundary . It is also an Ecclesiastical parish and an electoral ward . Mentioned in the Doomsday book it was the site of farms , orchards and mills . Exwick meaning farm by the river Exe . Being on the edge of the Exe floodplain Milling was very important in Exwick . A leat from the Exe was dug before the Doomsday book was compiled . Other industries formally in the area : cloth making , aeroparts and baking . One that still carries on , wooden flooring . There were a number of large houses in the area including Cleve House which became a Guide Dogs for the Blind training centre in the 1950s . Later it became private houses and the site of a new primary school . The Mallet family bought Exwick Mill Another important family with an Exwick Connection were the Gibbs .
Pennsylvania is a suburb situated on the high ground to the north of the city of Exeter in the county of Devon , England . It lies between the ancient deer park of Duryard and Stoke Hill and was the last area of the city to be developed , because of its steep-sided valleys . It was named after the US state by Joseph Sparkes , a Quaker banker who built the first terrace , Pennsylvania Park , in about 1821 . Its southern slopes , nearest to the city , include many spacious late Victorian and Edwardian houses , while on the steep higher hills , heading north out of Exeter , the housing is mainly 1920s-1970s , with a few newer estates on the city 's extremities . Its proximity within walking distance of Exeter University has made it popular with academics and students . J. K. Rowling was a resident of Pennsylvania while a student at Exeter University in the late 1980s .
Whitestone ( /ˈwɪtstən/ ) is a small village in Devon , England , approximately 4 miles west of Exeter . It is in the parish of Whitestone ; one of the 45 parish and town councils of Teignbridge District Council . Details of all Whitestone clubs , events and history can be found on the village website . It is the village where Chris Martin of Coldplay was raised .
Bradninch is a small town and former manor in Devon , England , lying about three miles south of Cullompton . Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall . There is an electoral ward with the same name . At the 2011 Census the ward population was 2,041 . In 2012 , in research of 2,400 postcodes in England and Wales which took into account 60 separate factors of interest to young families , Bradninch was found to be the fifteenth most family friendly location in the country . The town is twinned with Landunvez in Brittany .
Broadclyst is a village and civil parish in the East Devon local government district . It lies approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of Exeter , Devon , England , on the B3181 . In 2001 its population was 2,830 , reducing at the 2011 Census to 1,467 . An electoral ward with the same name exists whose population at the above census was 4,842 .
Cadbury is a village in Devon , England . Cadbury Castle is nearby . The 15th-century Church of St Michael and All Angels features a Norman font . The church was restored in 1857 by William White , with Frederick Coleridge serving as its vicar from 1855-1906 .
Clyst Honiton ( or Honiton Clyst ) is an English village and civil parish five miles from Exeter in the East Devon district , in the county of Devon . The church is St Michael and All Angels . Exeter International Airport which opened in 1938 is located on the outskirts of the village . The village was originally on the main A30 road from Exeter to Honiton but was bypassed in the 1990s . Another bypass to the east of the village linking the A30 to the new developments around Cranbrook opened in October 2013 . The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Broad Clyst , Rockbeare , Aylesbeare , Farringdon and Sowton . In 2001 its population was 295 . The village is mentioned in the Robyn Hitchcock song Goodnight I Say .
Clyst St Mary is a small village and civil parish 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) east of Exeter on the main roads to Exmouth and Sidmouth in East Devon . The name comes from the Celtic word clyst meaning 'clear stream ' . The village is a major part of the electoral ward of Clyst Valley . At the 2011 Census this ward population was 2,326 .
Cranbrook is a new town being developed in East Devon , England , initially consisting of 2,900 residential properties , rising to up to 6,551 properties by 2027 . It is located 9 kilometres ( 5.6 mi ) east-north-east of the centre of Exeter , just north-west of the village of Rockbeare , between the B3174 road ( London Road ) and the West of England Main Line railway . The civil parish was formed on 1.4.2015 . The requirement to build extra housing in this area formed part of Devon 's 2001-2016 Structure Plan and was included in East Devon 's Local Plan 1995-2001 . The first houses as well as St Martin 's Primary school were completed in 2012 and at least 500 houses had been occupied by December 2013 . In March 2015 , Cranbrook 's population was estimated at 2,200 , with nearly 1,000 homes occupied . In September 2018 Cranbrook hosted the start of Stage 2 of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain cycle race . Cranbrook is in the Broadclyst ward of East Devon .
Newton St Cyres /ˈsaɪriːz/ is a village , civil parish former manor and former ecclesiastical parish in Mid Devon , in the English county of Devon , located between Crediton and Exeter . It had a population of 562 at the 2011 Census . The village is part of the Newbrooke electoral ward . The ward population at the above census was 1,520 . Almost destroyed by fire in the early 1960s , its main point of interest is the Parish Church , built in the 15th century and dedicated to the martyrs St. Cyriac and his mother St. Julitta . Most of the church is in early Perpendicular style , built of local reddish 'trap ' , a volcanic stone from quarries at Posbury , with the exception of the nave pillars , which are of Beer stone . It contains the monument with standing effigy of John Northcote ( 1570-1632 ) of Hayne , lord of the manor of Newton St Cyres . Newton St Cyres railway station serves the Exeter to Barnstaple line . Newton St Cyres is home to two public houses : the Crown and Sceptre and the Beer Engine . Traditional cheeses can be bought from the Quickes Farm shop . The village has a recreation ground with two football pitches , a cricket pitch and two tennis courts .
Silverton is a large village and civil parish , about 8 miles ( 13 km ) north of Exeter , in the English county of Devon . It is one of the oldest villages in Devon and dates from the first years of the Saxon occupation . It has been suggested that the medieval manor of Burn , within the modern parish of Silverton , may be the estate listed as Mylenburnan ( Mill-on-the-Burn or Burn Mill ) in the will of King Alfred the Great of 899 , now in the British Museum , in which it was left to his youngest son Athelweard ( c.880-922 ) . In the year 2001 , its population was 1,905 , recounted to 1,494 at the United Kingdom Census 2011 . The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 1,875 at the above census . The parish has three pubs : The Lamb , The Ruffwell Inn and The Silverton Inn . The church , dating back to the fourteenth century , is dedicated to St Mary . It has a full set of bells which are rung regularly . Inside , the pews have doors at the end of each row which is unusual in this area . The village also has a further two churches - an Evangelical and a Methodist church ; both are popular with social and youth clubs . The village is on the old road from Exeter to Tiverton and as such was once a busy thriving place . Now it has become a dormitory for people working in Exeter although there are still a number of original families living in the village .
Talaton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Devon . It lies approximately 6 miles to the west of Honiton , 3 miles to the north of Ottery St Mary , 2 miles to the west of Feniton and 2 miles to the east of Whimple . The parish of Talaton covers an area of 965 hectares ( 2,384 acres ) . Its total population was estimated to be 590 in 2012 The name Talaton ( Taleton DB 1086 ) means 'farmstead on the River Tale ' , a tributary of the River Otter , whose name is in turn derived from the Old English word getæl meaning 'quick , active or swift ' . The village has a public house , the Talaton Inn ; a manor house , Talaton House ; a church , St James the Great , and a village hall . There are a number of listed buildings within the village and a number of thatched cottages . There is also a shop within the village which is a community enterprise and has won a Prince of Wales award recognising its contribution to the community .
Whimple is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon , approximately 9 miles ( 14 km ) due east of the city of Exeter , and 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) from the nearest small town , Ottery St Mary . It has a population of 1,642 , recounted to 1,173 for the village alone in the United Kingdom Census 2011 . The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 2,380 at the above census . It was listed in the Domesday Book as 'Winpla ' which according to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names was originally the name of the stream that runs through the village , a Brythonic Celtic name meaning 'white pool ' being a compound of the British words corresponding to Welsh gwyn , 'white ' and pwll , 'pool ' . In DB there was a place called Wympelwell in parochia de Taleton referring to the spot where the stream rises in neighbouring Talaton parish . The village is centred on the largely 19th century village square and rebuilt Norman church ( which W. G. Hoskins described as having little of interest 'except a few carved bench ends ' ) . Through the square runs a small stream which is one of many local tributaries of the River Clyst , which in turn feeds into the Exe . Whimple is large enough to support two public houses [ pubs ] , a village shop , Post office and a Church of England primary school , and was mainly notable during the 20th century as being the home of Whiteway 's cyder and perry products until its closure in 1985 . Although the factory lands were sold off for housing in the 1990s , the village is still surrounded by orchards of cider apples and in its heyday boasted the largest cyder apple orchards in the world . [ citation needed ] The East Devon Crematorium , located nearby on the south side of the old A30 road , was opened in April 2011 . The centre of the village is about 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) north of the old A30 road , and 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) from the new dual carriageway . Whimple railway station is on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter .
Woodbury is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon , 7 miles ( 11 km ) south east of the city of Exeter . It is a commuter village and is primarily residential , since the majority of the workforce commute to Exeter . [ citation needed ] At the 2011 Census the village had a population of 1,605 , and the parish had a population of 3,466 . It lies on the east bank of the Exe Estuary , has borders - clockwise from the estuary - with the district of Exeter ( near to Topsham ) and then the parishes of Clyst St George , Clyst St Mary , Farringdon , Colaton Raleigh , Bicton and Lympstone . Woodbury is part of the electoral ward of Woodbury and Lympstone whose population at the 2011 Census was 5,260 . The village itself lies about four miles north of the centre of Exmouth on the B3179 road between Clyst St George and Budleigh Salterton . About two miles to the north lies the east-west A3052 road and about 1.5 miles to the west of the village the A376 road that follows the Exe Estuary from Exeter down to Exmouth passes through the parish . The small settlements of Ebford and Exton are on this road .
East Devon is a local government district in Devon , England . Its council has been based in Honiton since February 2019 , and the largest town is Exmouth ( with a population of 34,432 at the time of the 2011 census ) . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton , Exmouth , Ottery St. Mary , Seaton , Sidmouth along with Axminster Rural District , Honiton Rural District and part of St Thomas Rural District . East Devon is covered by two Parliamentary constituencies , East Devon and Tiverton and Honiton . Both were retained in the 2010 general election by the Conservative Party , and are represented by Sir Hugo Swire and Neil Parish respectively . In the 2001 census it was found that a third of East Devon 's population were over 60 . The average for England was 24% . East Devon also had a higher number of people living in Medical and Care Establishments at 1.6% compared to the England average of 0.9% . The council area covers the area of Devon furthest to east , stretching all the way from Exeter to the county border with Dorset and Somerset . A large amount of East Devon is made up of two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) , East Devon AONB and the Blackdown Hills . AONBs have the same level of protection as National parks of England and Wales which restricts new developments , which protects the natural beauty of this district . The entire East Devon coastline from Exmouth to the border with Dorset is part of the designated World Heritage Site called the Jurassic Coast ; the designated area itself continues up to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage .
Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon , England . Its council is based in Tiverton . The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 , on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tiverton and Crediton urban district together with Tiverton Rural District , and Crediton Rural District . It was originally called Tiverton District , but was renamed in 1978 by resolution of the district council .
Christow is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon , England , about 12 miles ( 19 km ) southwest of Exeter . The village is in the Teign Valley , just off the B3193 road that links Chudleigh and Dunsford . Christow is on the eastern edge of Dartmoor National Park .
Cockwood is a small village on the west side of the Exe Estuary in the county of Devon , England . Lying between the villages of Dawlish Warren and Starcross , it is separated from the estuary by the main railway line between Exeter and Torquay , and is set around a small tidal harbour which boats must reach via a bridge under the railway line . Cockwood has two public houses . The Anchor Inn which is on the harbour front and the Ship Inn , nearer the village hall . The Anchor Inn is over 450 years old and was originally opened as a Seamen 's Mission . It was a haven for seamen and smugglers and is said to be haunted by a friendly ghost and his dog . South of the village centre , the railway line is crossed by a pedestrian track leading to Cockwood Steps , with a landing for small boats and a view over the estuary . The railways tracks have occasionally been affected by flooding from the Exe .
Dunsford is a village in Devon , England , just inside the Dartmoor National Park . The place-name 'Dunsford ' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 , where it appears as Dunesforda , meaning 'Dunn 's ford ' . The village has a number of traditional thatched cottages ; a primary school which has a swimming pool , climbing wall and sports field ; one village shop and post office ; a tea room and a public house . St Mary 's Church , built between 1420 and 1455 , is located in the village centre . Dunsford holds a village show at the beginning of July every year and the Dunsford Amateur Dramatic Society ( DADS ) produces a pantomime in the Village Hall in early January . The villagers also hold an annual fancy dress pancake race [ citation needed ] in the streets . Dunsford Halt was a station on the Teign Valley Line from Exeter to Heathfield station that served the village from 1928 to 1958 . Great Fulford House lies to the west of Dunsford ; a Domesday manor which has been the home of the Fulford family since at least 1190 . The present house was mainly built in the early 16th century and is a semi-fortified mansion house built round a central courtyard . It was the backdrop to the 2014 reality-television programme , Life Is Toff .
Kennford is a village situated in the Teignbridge district of Devon , England . Kennford is four miles ( 6 km ) to the south of Exeter in the civil parish of Kenn ; it is situated in one of the country 's main tourist areas . The village became prominent in the 1970s as the location of a new service station on the A38 Devon Expressway between Exeter and Plymouth , near the southern terminus of the then new M5 motorway . This service area is a popular stopping place for tourists on their way to South Devon and Cornwall . Close to the village is a caravan and camping park . The entertainer , Danny la Rue , was largely brought up in Kennford ( from the age of 6 ) .
Kenton is a small village located near Exeter , the capital of Devon , England . It has two restaurants , a pub , two hairdressers , a primary school , a mediaeval church and is near Powderham Castle . The centre of the village was rebuilt in brick immediately after a fire on 16 April 1856 which destroyed 24 dwellings . The church is dedicated to all of the saints and is a fine building of the 14th century . It is built of red sandstone and the arcades are of Beer stone . According to John Betjeman the full-aisled Devon plan at its best . The tower is handsome and the rood screen is massive and stately with ancient colour and a good series of figure-paintings . The pulpit is medieval and the reredos is by Charles Eamer Kempe . The adjacent almshouses were built in 1875 .
Mamhead is a rural village and civil parish near Dawlish and Kenton in Devon , South West England , in the Teignbridge local authority area . On high ground on the Haldon Hills , dense woodlands open out into views of the coast and the estuary of the River Exe .
Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of Devon , England . It is around 6 km ( 3.7 mi ) south of the centre of Exeter , and has a population of 3,084 ( census 2001 ) , increasing to 3,368 at the 2011 census . Exminster is an ancient village associated with a Saxon minster or religious community , founded here in the 8th century . and left by King Alfred the Great to his youngest son Aethelweard in his will of 889 . In the 14th century , it was the seat of the Courtenay family , the Earls of Devon . William Courtenay , who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1381 to 1396 , was born here . Exminster is a major part of the electoral ward of Kenn Valley . Its population at the above census was 5,906 Exminster Marshes , to the east of the village , are a major site for birds , especially migratory ones including the rare cirl bunting .
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon , England . Its council is based in Newton Abbot . Other towns in the district include Ashburton , Dawlish and Teignmouth . It is named for the old Teignbridge hundred . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the Ashburton , Buckfastleigh , Dawlish , Newton Abbot and Teignmouth urban districts along with Newton Abbot Rural District and part of St Thomas Rural District .
Dawlish /ˈdɔːlɪʃ/ is an English seaside resort town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon , 12 miles ( 19 km ) from the county town of Exeter and the larger resort of Torquay . Its population of 12,345 in 2001 rose to about 16,000 by 2018 , and was expected to grow strongly in coming years , as several large housing estates were under construction , mainly in the north and east of the town . It had grown in the 18th century from a small fishing port into a well-known seaside resort , as had its near neighbour , Teignmouth , in the 19th century .
Exmouth /ˈɛksməθ/ is a port town , civil parish and seaside resort , sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe and 11 miles ( 18 km ) southeast of Exeter . In 2011 it had a population of 34,432 , making Exmouth the 5th most populous settlement in Devon .
Lympstone is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon . It has a population of 1,754 . There is a harbour on the estuary of the River Exe , lying at the outlet of Wotton Brook between cliffs of red breccia . The promontory to the north of the harbour is topped by a flat pasture , Cliff Field , that is managed by the National Trust and used for football matches and other local events . Lympstone has rail services on the Avocet Line to Exmouth and Exeter from Lympstone Village railway station . It is known locally for Peter 's Tower , an Italianate riverfront brick clock tower built around 1885 by W.H . Peters as a memorial to his wife , and for its tradition of residents drying washing on the foreshore . The riverside houses back directly on to the shore , with no continuous seawall , and the passageways between them to the beach are equipped with metal flood gates that are closed by residents when they are warned of high tides by a local alert network . Near the village is the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines ( CTCRM ) , the principal military training centre for the Royal Marines . The training centre has its own dedicated railway halt , Lympstone Commando ( not in public use ) , on the Exeter-Exmouth branch line .
Budleigh Salterton is a small town on the coast in East Devon , England , 15 miles ( 24 km ) south-east of Exeter . The town lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . It forms a major part of the electoral ward of Budleigh , whose ward population at the 2011 census was 5,967 .
East Budleigh is a small village in East Devon , England . The villages of Yettington , Colaton Raleigh , and Otterton lie ( respectively ) to the west , north and east of East Budleigh , with the seaside town of Budleigh Salterton about two miles south . Until the River Otter to the east silted up , the village was a market town and port ; it was still being used by ships in the 15th century , according to John Leland . Sir Walter Raleigh was born in nearby Hayes Barton in c.1552 , and his parents are buried in All Saints churchyard in the village . The 14th-century church contains attractive pew ends including one bearing the Raleigh coat of arms . In 2006 a life-size bronze statue of Raleigh by sculptor Vivien Mallock was unveiled by the Duke of Kent and is positioned at the top of the village close to the church . The cost of £30,000 was met by British American Tobacco , and was unveiled in the week when new anti-smoking laws came into effect in England and Wales . [ citation needed ] Governor Roger Conant , founder of Salem , Massachusetts and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , was born in East Budleigh in 1592 to Richard Conant . East Budleigh had a railway station that was situated between the village and Otterton , which was closed in 1967 .
Otterton is a village and civil parish in East Devon , England . The parish lies on the English Channel and is surrounded clockwise from the south by the parishes of East Budleigh , Bicton , Colaton Raleigh , Newton Poppleford and Harpford and Sidmouth . In 2001 its population was 700 , compared to 622 a hundred years earlier . At the 2011 census the population had reduced to 656 . Otterton is part of Raleigh electoral ward whose total population at the above census was 2,120 .
Sidmouth /ˈsɪdməθ/ is a town situated on the English Channel coast in Devon , South West England , 14 miles ( 23 km ) east-southeast of Exeter . At the 2011 census the population was 12,569 , with a median age of 59 . It is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site . A large part of the town has been designated a conservation area .
Sidford is a small village in the civil parish of and on the outskirts of the town of Sidmouth in the English county of Devon . It has a population of just over 2100 people according to the 2001 Census . It is on the River Sid , which runs for four miles into Lyme Bay at Sidmouth . There is a 12th-century packhorse bridge over the river that was the site of a 1644 skirmish in the English Civil War . In the village centre there is a small Spar supermarket with a post office , a fish and chip shop , Bloaters . There is also a hairdresser , a sports injury clinic , a pub called the Rising Sun and a veterinary surgery . Sidford 's most famous pub is the Blue Ball Inn , a 14th-century lodging house that burned to the ground in 2007 and is now rebuilt .
Sidbury is a large village north of Sidmouth on the A375 road in Devon , England . In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 457 . In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 2507 . It is situated on the River Sid , which rises at Crowpits Covert ( OSGB36 grid reference SY138963 ) and runs for 6 miles ( 10 km ) to Lyme Bay at Sidmouth . Above the village is Sidbury Castle , the site of an Iron Age hill fort . Sidbury is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the manor of Sideberia , held by Bishop Osbern of Exeter . The Church of St Peter and St Giles has a Norman tower topped with a spire , a Saxon crypt , a gunpowder storage room dating from the Napoleonic era and a 500-year-old font . The tower has eight bells , the earliest dating from 1662 and 1663 . Six more were hung in 1712 , 1750 , 1752 , 1776 and two in 1947 to complete the present eight . [ citation needed ] Both the tower and the rest of the church are Norman but the tower was accurately rebuilt in 1884 . The north aisle is possibly 13th century and the south porch Perpendicular . The windows are medieval and of various periods ; the octagonal font is Perpendicular .
Ottery St Mary , known as Ottery , is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon , England , on the River Otter , about 10 miles ( 16 km ) east of Exeter on the B3174 . At the 2001 census , the parish , which includes the villages of Metcombe , Fairmile , Alfington , Tipton St John , Wiggaton , and ( until 2017 ) West Hill , had a population of 7,692 . The population of the urban area alone at the 2011 census was 4,898 . There are two electoral wards in Ottery ( Rural and Town ) . The total population of both wards , including the adjacent civil parish of Aylesbeare , at the above census was 9,022 . Archaeological excavations in 2014 , in advance of a housing development at Island Farm , uncovered a medieval longhouse dating to AD.1250-1350 . Ottery is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 , where it appears as 'Otri ' and 'Otrei ' . 'Oteri Sancte Marie ' is first mentioned in 1242 . The town takes its name from the River Otter on which it stands , the river taking its name from the animal . The 'St Mary ' element refers to the fact that the town belonged to the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086 . Ottery 's notable buildings include the Tumbling Weir and St Mary 's church . The town is the site of The King 's School , now a comprehensive school , a former grammar school founded in 1545 by Henry VIII , and Ottery St Mary Primary School .
Seaton ( /ˈsiːtən/ ) is a seaside town , fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England , and is historically part of Axmouth ( to the east ) and Beer ( to the west ) . It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Dorset and East Devon Coast Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site . A sea wall provides access to the mostly shingle beach stretching for about a mile , and a small harbour , located mainly in the Axmouth area . Seaton 's recorded population at the 2011 Census , was 8,413 , whilst the Seaton and Beer Urban Area that includes Colyton had an estimated population of 12,815 in 2012 . The Seaton electoral ward , which includes Beer , Axmouth and Colyton , had a population of 7,096 at the above census .
Beer is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon , England . The village faces Lyme Bay and is a little over 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) west of the town of Seaton . It is situated on Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and its picturesque cliffs , including Beer Head , form part of the South West Coast Path . At the 2011 Census , the parish had a population of 1,317 .
Axmouth is a village , civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district of Devon , England , near the mouth of the River Axe . The village itself is about 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) inland , although the parish extends to the sea . The village is near Seaton and Beer which are on the other side of the Axe estuary . According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 493 .
Branscombe is a village in the East Devon district of the English county of Devon . The parish covers 3,440 acres ( 1,390 ha ) . Its permanent population in 2009 was estimated at 513 by the Family Health Services Authority , reducing to 507 at the 2011 Census . It is located within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , overlooking Lyme Bay . Branscombe has one of the South West 's most scenic bus routes . [ citation needed ] AVMT Buses run service 899 from Seaton to Sidmouth via Beer & Branscombe .
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England , some 28 miles ( 45 km ) from the county town of Exeter . The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth , and is in the East Devon local government district . At the 2001 census , it had a population of 5,626 , increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census . The town contains two electoral wards ( town and rural ) the total sum of both wards being a population of 7,110 . The market is still held every Thursday . Axminster gave its name to a type of carpet . An Axminster-type power loom is capable of weaving high quality carpets with many varying colours and patterns . While Axminster carpets are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd , this type of carpet is now manufactured all over the world .
Honiton ( /ˈhʌnitən/ or /ˈhɒnitən/ ) is a market town and civil parish in East Devon , situated close to the River Otter , 17 miles ( 27 km ) north east of Exeter in the county of Devon . Honiton has a population estimated at 11,822 ( based on mid-year estimates for the two Honiton Wards in 2009 ) .
Cullompton ( /kəˈlʌm ( p ) tən/ ) is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon , England . It is 13 miles ( 21 km ) north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm . In 2011 the parish as a whole had a population of 8,499 while the built-up area of the town had a population of 7,439 The earliest evidence of occupation is from the Roman period - there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the current town centre . Columtune was mentioned in Alfred the Great 's will which left it to his youngest son Aethelweard ( c.880-922 ) . In the past the town 's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufacture , then later leather working and paper manufacture . A large proportion of town 's inhabitants are commuters but there is some local manufacturing , including flour and paper mills . It has a monthly farmers ' market held on the second Saturday of every month which is the oldest event of its kind in the South West . It is home to two grade I listed buildings : the fifteenth-century St Andrew 's parish church and the seventeenth-century house known as The Walronds . The centre of the town is the only conservation area in Mid Devon and there are seven grade II* listed buildings and ninety grade II listed buildings in the parish .
Plymtree is a small village and civil parish about 3.5 miles south of the town of Cullompton in the county of Devon , England . The parish is surrounded , clockwise from the north , by the parishes of Broadhembury , Payhembury , Clyst Hydon and Cullompton . In 2001 it had a population of 605 , compared to 359 in 1901 . The village website provides up to date information about local events http : //www.plymtree.org.uk/ The village has a public house called The Blacksmith Arms and a Church of England primary school ( https : //plymtree-primary.devon.sch.uk/devon/primary/plymtree ) which is part of the Culm Valley Federation with Kentisbeare and Culmstock Schools . There is a small community run village shop and post office , a village hall , playground and recreation field . The yearly country fayre is held on the August Bank Holiday which raises funds for the Village Hall and local Riding for the Disabled Group . It has a cricket club and tennis court .
Tiverton ( /ˈtɪvərtən/ TIV-ər-tən ) is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon and the main commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district . It has also become a dormitory town for commuters to Exeter and Taunton . The built-up area had a population of 38,191 in 2019 according to the Devon Gov website .
Crediton /ˈkrɛdɪtən/ is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England . It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton , about 7 miles ( 11 km ) north west of Exeter . It has a population of 6,837 , increasing to 7,835 at the 2011 Census . Crediton has two electoral wards ( Boniface and Lawrence ) . The combined population of these wards at the 2011 Census was 7,600 . The town is situated in the narrow vale of the River Creedy , between two steep hills and is divided into two parts , the north or old town ( Peoples park , QECC etc . ) and the south and east or new town . ( QECC Barnfield , Saxon Close etc . )
Chulmleigh ( /ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee ) is a small Saxon hilltop market town [ a ] and civil parish located in North Devon in the heart of the English county of Devon . It is located 20 miles ( 32 km ) north west of Exeter , just north of the Mid Devon boundary , linked by the A377 and B3096 roads . The parish is surrounded , clockwise from the north by the parishes of King 's Nympton , Romansleigh , Meshaw , East Worlington , Chawleigh , Wembworthy ( a short border only ) , Ashreigney , Burrington , and Chittlehamholt . In 2001 the population of the parish was 1,308 , decreasing to 1,017 at the 2011 census . An electoral ward with the same name also exists whose total population at the same census was 2,081 . Chulmleigh has some very old architecture with many cob and thatched buildings . It is located close to the Tarka Railway Line . King 's Nympton Railway Station is within the parish , although it is around 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) from the town , and Eggesford station is closer to the town . Chulmleigh has a retained fire station which is part of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service . The secondary school is Chulmleigh Community College , it has been amongst the highest in Devon 's GCSE league tables . The town 's pub is the Old Court House . on South Molton Street .
North Devon is a local government district in Devon , England . North Devon Council is based in Barnstaple . Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton , Fremington , Ilfracombe , Instow , South Molton , Lynton and Lynmouth . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the Barnstaple municipal borough , the Ilfracombe and Lynton urban districts , and the Barnstaple and South Molton rural districts . The wider geographic area of North Devon is divided between North Devon District and the district of Torridge , based in Bideford .
Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon , England . It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council . The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305 , compared to 1,079 in 1901 . The population of the electoral ward in 2011 was 2,068 .
Torridge is a local government district in North Devon , England . Its council is based in Bideford . Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy , Great Torrington , Hartland and Westward Ho ! . The island of Lundy is administratively part of the district . To the south of the district bordering Cornwall , near Welcombe , the rugged coastline has a wild untouched beauty , due to its inaccessibility , but the South West Coast Path is well defined . The district is named after the River Torridge .
Okehampton ( /ˌoʊkˈhæmp.tən/ also /ˈoʊ.kæmp.tən/ ) is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon . It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor , and had a population of 5,922 at the 2011 census . Two electoral wards are based in the town ( east and west ) . Their joint population at the same census is 7,500 . Okehampton is 21 miles ( 33 km ) west of Exeter , 26 miles ( 42 km ) north of Plymouth and 24 miles ( 38 km ) south of Barnstaple .
West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon , England . Towns in the district include Chagford , Okehampton , Princetown , and Tavistock , where the council is based . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the previous municipal borough of Okehampton , Okehampton Rural District , and Tavistock Rural District . West Devon contains most of Dartmoor .