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Whimple | |
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Church Road | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 1,173 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SY0497 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EXETER |
Postcode district | EX5 |
Dialling code | 01404 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Whimple is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately 9 miles (14 km) due east of the city of Exeter, and 3 miles (4.8 km) from the nearest small town, Ottery St Mary. It has a population of 1,642,[1] recounted to 1,173 for the village alone in the United Kingdom Census 2011.[2] The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 2,380 at the above census.[3]