| Feniton | |
|---|---|
 Approaching Feniton | |
  Feniton Location within Devon | |
| Population | 1,568 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SY0999 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HONITON |
| Postcode district | EX14 |
| Dialling code | 01404 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Feniton is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon. The village lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Honiton, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Ottery St Mary, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Talaton.
The parish of Feniton incorporates the hamlets of Colesworthy, Higher Cheriton and Curscombe. It covers an area of 644 hectares (1591 acres),[1] and is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Payhembury, Buckerell, Gittisham, Ottery St Mary and Talaton.[2] At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,796,[3] decreasing to 1,568 at the 2011 Census.[4]
The 2012 draft East Devon Local Plan recorded 716 houses within the Built Up Area Boundary. Feniton is a major part of the electoral ward called "Feniton and Buckerell". The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,274.[5]
- ^ Devon County Council : East Devon Parishes Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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 : East Devon Retrieved 28 January 2010
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Feniton & Buckerell ward 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2015.