List of civil parishes in Devon

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This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. There are 426 civil parishes.

Contents

East Devon

ImageNameStatusPopulationFormer local authorityRefs
All Saints Civil Parish498 Axminster Rural District [1]
Awliscombe Civil Parish507 Honiton Rural District [2]
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Axminster Town5 626 Axminster Rural District [1]
Axmouth Civil Parish493 Axminster Rural District [1]
Aylesbeare Civil Parish527 St Thomas Rural District [3]
Beer Civil Parish1 381 Axminster Rural District [1]
Bicton Civil Parish280 St Thomas Rural District [3]
Brampford Speke Civil Parish307 St Thomas Rural District [3]
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Branscombe Civil Parish513 (2009 est.) Honiton Rural District [2]
Broad Clyst Civil Parish2 830 St Thomas Rural District [3]
Broadhembury Civil Parish654 Honiton Rural District [2]
Buckerell Civil Parish270 Honiton Rural District [2]
Budleigh Salterton Town4 805 Budleigh Salterton Urban District [4]
Chardstock Civil Parish838 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Clyst Honiton Civil Parish316 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Clyst Hydon Civil Parish305 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Clyst St George Civil Parish768 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Clyst St Lawrence Civil Parish99 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Clyst St Mary Civil Parish642 (2004) St Thomas Rural District [3]
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Colaton Raleigh Civil Parish669 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
St Michael's Church Colyford Devon.jpg
Colyford Civil Parish Axminster Rural District [1] [5]
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Colyton Civil Parish3 206 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Combe Raleigh Civil Parish234 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Combpyne Rousdon Civil Parish335 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Cotleigh Civil Parish232 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Cranbrook Civil Parish St Thomas Rural District [3] [6]
Dalwood Civil Parish417 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Dunkeswell Civil Parish1 622 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
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East Budleigh Civil Parish819 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
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Exmouth Town32 972 Exmouth Urban District [7]
Farringdon Civil Parish356 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Farway Civil Parish248 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Feniton railway station in 2009.jpg
Feniton Civil Parish1 796 Honiton Rural District [2]
Gittisham Civil Parish587 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Hawkchurch Civil Parish535 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
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Honiton Town11 634 (2009) Honiton Municipal Borough [8]
Huxham Civil Parish99 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Kilmington, Devon Civil Parish839 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Lands common to Axminster and Kilmington Civil Parish Axminster Rural District [1] [9]
Luppitt Civil Parish488 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
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Lympstone Civil Parish1 754 St Thomas Rural District [3]
Membury Civil Parish544 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Monkton Civil Parish177 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Musbury Civil Parish550 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Nether Exe Civil Parish39 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Newton Poppleford and Harpford Civil Parish2 128 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Northleigh Civil Parish139 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Offwell Civil Parish432 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Otterton Civil Parish660 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
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Ottery St Mary Town7 692 Ottery St Mary Urban District [10]
Payhembury Civil Parish708 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Plymtree Civil Parish614 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Poltimore Civil Parish297 (2011) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Rewe Civil Parish420 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Rockbeare Civil Parish998 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
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Seaton Town7 111 (2004) Seaton Urban District [11]
Sheldon Civil Parish191 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Shute Civil Parish608 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
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Sidmouth Town14 400 Sidmouth Urban District [12]
Southleigh Civil Parish239 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Sowton Civil Parish619 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Stockland Civil Parish673 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Stoke Canon Civil Parish674 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Talaton Civil Parish639 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Uplyme Civil Parish1 610 (2009) Axminster Rural District [1]
Upottery Civil Parish718 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Upton Pyne Civil Parish494 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
West Hill Civil parish Ottery St Mary Urban District [13] [14]
Whimple Civil Parish1 778 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Widworthy Civil Parish312 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]
Woodbury Civil Parish3 092 (2009) St Thomas Rural District [3]
Yarcombe Civil Parish489 (2009) Honiton Rural District [2]

Exeter

The former Exeter County Borough is unparished.

Mid Devon

The whole of the district is parished.

North Devon

The whole of the district is parished.

Plymouth

The former Plymouth County Borough is unparished.

South Hams

The whole of the district is parished.

Teignbridge

The whole of the district is parished.

Torbay

Part of the former Torbay County Borough is unparished.

Torridge

Lundy is unparished

West Devon

The whole of the borough is parished.

Notes

  1. Formerly Ashburton Urban District [18]
  2. Formerly Axminster Rural District [1]
  3. Formerly Barnstaple Municipal Borough [19]
  4. Formerly Barnstaple Rural District [20]
  5. Formerly Bideford Municipal Borough [21]
  6. Formerly Bideford Rural District [22]
  7. Formerly Buckfastleigh Urban District [23]
  8. Formerly Budleigh Salterton Urban District [4]
  9. Formerly Crediton Rural District [24]
  10. Formerly Crediton Urban District [25]
  11. Formerly Dartmouth Municipal Borough [26]
  12. Formerly Dawlish Urban District [27]
  13. Formerly Exeter County Borough [28]
  14. Formerly Exmouth Urban District [7]
  15. Formerly Great Torrington Municipal Borough [29]
  16. Formerly Holsworthy Rural District [30]
  17. Formerly Honiton Municipal Borough [8]
  18. Formerly Honiton Rural District [2]
  19. Formerly Ilfracombe Urban District [31]
  20. Formerly Kingsbridge Rural District [32]
  21. Formerly Kingsbridge Urban District [33]
  22. Formerly Lynton Urban District [34]
  23. Formerly Newton Abbot Rural District [35]
  24. Formerly Newton Abbot Urban District [36]
  25. Formerly Northam Urban District [37]
  26. Formerly Okehampton Municipal Borough [38]
  27. Formerly Okehampton Rural District [39]
  28. Formerly Ottery St Mary Urban District [10]
  29. Formerly Plymouth County Borough [40]
  30. Formerly Plympton St Mary Rural District [41]
  31. Formerly Salcombe Urban District [42]
  32. Formerly Seaton Urban District [11]
  33. Formerly Sidmouth Urban District [12]
  34. Formerly South Molton Rural District [43]
  35. Formerly St Thomas Rural District [3]
  36. Formerly Tavistock Rural District [44]
  37. Formerly Teignmouth Urban District [45]
  38. Formerly Tiverton Municipal Borough [46]
  39. Formerly Tiverton Rural District [47]
  40. Formerly Torbay County Borough [48]
  41. Formerly Torrington Rural District [49]
  42. Formerly Totnes Municipal Borough [50]
  43. Formerly Totnes Rural District [51]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Axminster Rural District
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Honiton Rural District
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A Vision of Britain Through Time : St Thomas Rural District
  4. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Budleigh Salterton Urban District
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  6. ↑ "The Cranbrook (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order. 2015" (PDF). Lgbce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Exmouth Urban District
  8. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Honiton Municipal Borough
  9. ↑ Lands common to Axminster and Kilmington civil parishes
  10. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ottery St Mary Urban District
  11. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Seaton Urban District
  12. 1 2 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sidmouth Urban District
  13. ↑ "The Ottery St Mary and West Hill (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017" (PDF). Lgbce. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  14. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ottery St Mary Urban District
  15. ↑ "The North Devon District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2012" (PDF). North Devon District Council. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ The Torbay (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2007
  17. ↑ Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton civil parishes
  18. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ashburton Urban District
  19. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Barnstaple Municipal Borough
  20. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Barnstaple Rural District
  21. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bideford Municipal Borough
  22. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bideford Rural District
  23. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Buckfastleigh Urban District
  24. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Crediton Rural District
  25. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Crediton Urban District
  26. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Dartmouth Municipal Borough
  27. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Dawlish Urban District
  28. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Exeter County Borough
  29. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Great Torrington Municipal Borough
  30. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Holsworthy Rural District
  31. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ilfracombe Urban District
  32. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kingsbridge Rural District
  33. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kingsbridge Urban District
  34. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Lynton Urban District
  35. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newton Abbot Rural District
  36. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newton Abbot Urban District
  37. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Northam Urban District
  38. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Okehampton Municipal Borough
  39. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Okehampton Rural District
  40. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Plymouth County Borough
  41. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Plympton St Mary Rural District
  42. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Salcombe Urban District
  43. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : South Molton Rural District
  44. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tavistock Rural District
  45. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Teignmouth Urban District
  46. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tiverton Municipal Borough
  47. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tiverton Rural District
  48. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Torbay County Borough
  49. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Torrington Rural District
  50. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Totnes Municipal Borough
  51. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Totnes Rural District
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