Bampton | |
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Castle Street, Bampton | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 1,260 (2011 UK Census) |
OS grid reference | SS957222 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TIVERTON |
Postcode district | EX16 |
Dialling code | 01398 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Bampton is a small town and parish in northeast Devon, England, on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Tiverton, 19 miles (31 km) north of Exeter and the parish borders Somerset on its north-east and north-west sides.[1] Bampton is a major part of the electoral ward of Clare and Shuttern. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 3,412.[2]