Pyworthy

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England
  • Torridge
Shire county
  • Devon
Region
  • South West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHolsworthyPostcode districtEX22Dialling code01409PoliceDevon and CornwallFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament
  • Torridge and West Devon
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50°48′21″N 4°23′39″W / 50.8057°N 4.39407°W / 50.8057; -4.39407

Pyworthy is a village and civil parish in the far west of Devon, England. It forms part of the local government district of Torridge. The parish lies to the west of the town of Holsworthy. It is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes of Bridgerule, a small part of Pancrasweek, Holsworthy Hamlets and Holsworthy, and Clawton. Its western border follows the River Tamar which forms the county boundary with Cornwall.[1] In 2001 its population was 689, up from 429 in 1901.[2]

St. Swithin's Church

There is a 13th-century church dedicated to Saint Swithin in Pyworthy, and it is one of the few old Devon churches having a clerestory, the others being North Molton, South Molton, Cullompton, Tiverton and Poltimore.

Notable residents

John Nettles (actor)[3]

References

  1. ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 168. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  3. ^ "IN Bergerac he was the recovering alcoholic policeman fighting crime on Jersey and driving his distinctive Triumph Roadster. | This is North Devon". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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  • Devon Council

External links

Media related to Pyworthy at Wikimedia Commons

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Torridge District of Devon, England
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Exeter1,2
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East Devon1
Mid Devon1
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West Devon1,3
South Hams1
Teignbridge1
Plymouth2,4
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Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a "town council".
  1. Non-metropolitan district of the non-metropolitan county of Devon (administered by Devon County Council).
  2. Has city status in the United Kingdom.
  3. Has borough status in the United Kingdom.
  4. Unitary authority not part of the non-metropolitan county, thus not administered by Devon County Council.
  5. The remainder of Torbay is unparished.


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