Ilsington

Ilsington
Parish
The village of Ilsington
The village of Ilsington
Ilsington is located in Devon
Ilsington
Ilsington
Ilsington is located in the United Kingdom
Ilsington
Ilsington
Coordinates: 50°34′19″N 3°43′00″W / 50.57194°N 3.71667°W / 50.57194; -3.71667
CountryEngland
CountyDevon
Government
 • BodyIlsington Parish Council
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,444
Time zoneUTC+0:00 (GST)

Ilsington is a village and civil parish situated on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.[1] It is one of the largest parishes in the county, and includes the villages of Ilsington, Haytor Vale, Liverton and South Knighton. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Bovey Tracey, Teigngrace (a short border only), Newton Abbot, Ogwell (another short border), Bickington, Ashburton, Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Manaton.[2] In 2001 the population of the parish was 2,444, greatly increased from the 886 residents recorded in 1901.[3] The parish is represented in parliament by Mel Stride, as part of the Central Devon constituency.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 191 Okehampton & North Dartmoor (Crediton & Bovey Tracey) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231821.
  2. ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. pp. 91–2. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.