Little Torrington

St Giles Church, Little Torrington
Little Torrington is located in Devon
Little Torrington
Little Torrington
Location within Devon
Population376 (2011 Census)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTorrington
Postcode districtEX38
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°55′52″N 4°08′56″W / 50.931009°N 4.148862°W / 50.931009; -4.148862

Little Torrington is a village and a civil parish near Great Torrington, in the Torridge district, north Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Little Torrington was 420 and in 2011 it was 376, according to census data.[2][1] Little Torrington has the Church of St Giles[3] and the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene.[4]

In the 1870s, Little Torrington was described as follows:

"A bridge over the river Torridge, at Taddyport village, connects the parish with Great Torrington. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £397. Patrons, the Heirs of Lord Rolle and others. The church is ancient but good."[5]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Little Torrington Parish (E04003275)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Little Torrington Parish (18UK036)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Church of St Giles, Little Torrington, Devon". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 16 February 1989. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ Good Stuff. "Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Little Torrington, Devon". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 26 January 2015.