Exbourne

Exbourne
Village
Exbourne
Exbourne
Exbourne is located in Devon
Exbourne
Exbourne
Exbourne is located in the United Kingdom
Exbourne
Exbourne
Coordinates: 50°48′N 3°59′W / 50.800°N 3.983°W / 50.800; -3.983
CountryEngland
CountyDevon
Highest elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Lowest elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,695
Time zoneUTC+0:00 (GST)

Exbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The Anglo-Saxon origin of the name is gæces burn - Cuckoo Stream. It occupies a hillside location between the River Okement and the Hole Brook, about 5 miles north of Okehampton in West Devon, and height above sea level ranges between 280 Ft. and 484 Ft. It lies in a primarily agricultural location and the local parish council represents both Exbourne and nearby Jacobstowe. The population of the ward which represents Exbourne and all surrounding villages was 1,695 at the 2011 census.[1]

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011. Retrieved 17 Feb 2015".