Wolborough

Wolborough
St Mary's church, Wolborough
Wolborough Location within Devon
Civil parish	Newton Abbot
District	Teignbridge
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°31′31″N3°37′01″W / 50.52528°N 3.61694°W / 50.52528; -3.61694

Wolborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot. ^{[1] [2]}

The parish of Wolborough historically included the town of Newton Abbot. ^[3] When district councils were established in 1894, Wolborough was included in the Newton Abbot Urban District. As a parish in an urban district Wolborough was classed as an urban parish and so was not given a parish council, instead being directly administered by Newton Abbot Urban District Council. The civil parish of Wolborough was eventually abolished on 1 April 1974 when the three parishes within Newton Abbot Urban District (Wolborough, Highweek and Milber) were united as a single parish called Newton Abbot within the new Teignbridge district. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In 1951 the parish had a population of 8517. ^[7]

In the 2020s there are plans to expand the settlement with 1,100 homes and supporting infrastructure. ^[8]

References

1. GENUKI. "Genuki: Wolborough, Devon". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. Wolborough and Ogwell churches, Newton Abbot, Devon Archived
3. "Boundary Map of Wolborough CP/AP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
4. "Devonshire (South Part): Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1972". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) (No. 2) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/1939, retrieved 1 August 2023
6. "Newton Abbot Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. "Population statistics Wolborough CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
8. Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-plans-for-next-generation-of-new-towns