| Sourton | |
|---|---|
 The bridge in Sourton | |
  Sourton Location within Devon | |
| Population | 420 2011 census |
| • London | 205 miles (330 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OKEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | EX20 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. The historic map of Sourton shows that it is located near a river and the Sourton forest this can be seen in the image below.
According to the 2001 census Sourton parish had a population of 406,[1] and according to the 2011 census it had a population of 420.[2] There is a public house in Sourton. In the 1870s Sourton was described as
SOURTON, a parish, with a few small hamlets, in Okehampton district, Devon; 5 miles SW of Okehampton r. station. Post town, Bridestow, North Devon[3]
One of Sourton's main tourist attractions is the Highwayman Inn which was built in 1812. In 1959 the inn was transformed into a fairy-tale and Aladdin's cave; this included the old Launceston to Tavistock coach being installed as the entrance to the inn.[4] The main reason for the Highwayman Inn being a tourist attraction is due to the claims that it is the most unusual inn in Britain and is said to have a ghost.
- ^ "Parish Headcounts". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ "<sourton>(parish):key figures for 2011 census: key statistics". neighbourhood statistics. office for national statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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