Heanton Punchardon

Heanton Punchardon
St Augustine's Church, Heanton Punchardon
Heanton Punchardon is located in Devon
Heanton Punchardon
Heanton Punchardon
Location within Devon
Population2,406 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSS5035
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNSTAPLE
Postcode districtEX31
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
51°05′41″N 4°08′36″W / 51.09464°N 4.14346°W / 51.09464; -4.14346

Heanton Punchardon (/ˈhɛntən/ /pʌnˈɑːrdən/) is a village, civil parish and former manor, anciently part of Braunton Hundred. It is situated directly east-southeast of the village of Braunton, in North Devon. The parish lies on the north bank of the estuary of the River Taw and it is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Braunton, Marwood, Ashford and across the estuary, Fremington.[2] The population was 418 in 1801 and 404 in 1901.[a] Its largest localities are Wrafton and Chivenor. The surrounding area is also an electoral ward with a total population at the 2011 census of 2,673.[3]

  1. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Heanton Punchardon (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Heanton Punchardon (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2017.


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