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Witheridge is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the parish was 1162, reducing slightly to 1,158 at the 2011 Census.[1] An electoral ward with the same name exists. The population at the above census was 2,313.[2] Its name may be derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", which would fit with the village's somewhat exposed situation.
Situated almost equidistant from Dartmoor and Exmoor, the village has earned the nickname the Gateway to the Two Moors Way. Butcher FJP Maunder established his business in the village in 1879, which taken over by his son became local butchers chain Lloyd Maunder. The village is home to two shops, a pub, restaurant and a cafe. There is also the home to Mid Devon Medical Practice.[3]
The parish church of St John the Baptist is a Gothic-style church, built circa 1500, and restored in 1841 and 1884.[4] Its carved stone pulpit is one of just 70 medieval similar pulpits in England.[5]
The village is twinned with Cambremer in Normandy, France, and the two villages have annual exchange trips (although not solely for students).
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Mid Devon Medical Practice". www.witheridgesurgery.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Church of St John the Baptist, Witheridge, Devon". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Witheridge, St John the Baptist Church, Devon, History & Photos". Britain Express. Retrieved 6 February 2020.