| Burlescombe | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
  Burlescombe Location within Devon | |
| Population | 911 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | ST0716 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TIVERTON |
| Postcode district | EX16 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Burlescombe (/bərˈlɛskəm/, bur-LES-kəm) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Holcombe Rogus, Culmstock, Uffculme, Halberton and Sampford Peverell.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 911.[2] The village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Wellington in Somerset. The ruins of the 12th century Canonsleigh Abbey are nearby. Burlescombe is part of the electoral ward of Canonsleigh. The population of this ward was 3,218 at the 2011 Census.[3]
- ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Mid Devon Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 January 2010
- ^ "Canonsleigh ward 2011". Retrieved 22 February 2015.