| Cornwood | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Fore Street with the village cross | |
  Cornwood Location within Devon | |
| Population | 988 (2001)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SX605598 |
| • London | 183 miles (295 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | IVYBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | PL21 |
| Dialling code | 01752 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988.[1] The village is part of the electoral ward called Cornwood and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.[2]
Blachford Manor stands in parkland on the northwest edge of the village, and is surrounded by a 4,000 acre estate.[3] It is owned by the financier Alexander Darwall who has been in dispute with the Dartmoor National Park Authority regarding access to wild camping on Dartmoor. 3,000 protesters gathered in Cornwood to march onto nearby Stall Moor on 21 January 2023.[4][5] From 1852 to 1959 the village was served by Cornwood railway station on the South Devon Main Line between Exeter and Plymouth.
The civil parish includes the villages and hamlets of Lutton, Yondertown, North Hele, South Hele, Corntown, Uppaton, Tor, East Rook and West Rook.
- ^ a b "Parish Headcounts". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Blachford including service wing and stables to the east (1309689)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp | Access to green space | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ S, +Tim; les (15 January 2023). "The Hated Landowner | Legendary Dartmoor". Retrieved 26 January 2023.