North Molton

North Molton
North Molton, viewed from the south east. From the church at the top of the hill the village extends down a ridge to the River Mole. Bampfylde Clump is on the horizon
Population721 (2011 Census)
Civil parish
  • North Molton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSouth Molton
Postcode districtEX36
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Devon

North Molton is a village, parish and former manor in North Devon, England. The population of the parish in 2001 was 1,047, decreasing to 721 in the 2011 census.[1] An electoral ward with the same name also exists. The ward population at the census was 2,206.[2] Bounded on the north east by the border with Somerset,[3] it is the second largest parish in Devon, covering about 15,000 acres. Until the 18th century the village was an important centre of the woollen industry, and mining was also a significant employer in the parish until the 19th century.[4]

North Molton viewed from the southwest with Exmoor in the far distance
  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. pp. 123–4. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1989) [1952]. Cherry, Bridget (ed.). The Buildings of England: Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 602–3. ISBN 0-14-071050-7.