Pyworthy
| Pyworthy | |
|---|---|
 St Swithuns church | |
  Pyworthy Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 689 |
| OS grid reference | SS313028 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Holsworthy |
| Postcode district | EX22 |
| Dialling code | 01409 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Pyworthyis a village andcivil parishin the far west ofDevon,England. It forms part of thelocal government districtofTorridge.The parish lies to the west of the town ofHolsworthy.It is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes ofBridgerule,a small part ofPancrasweek,Holsworthy HamletsandHolsworthy,andClawton.Its western border follows theRiver Tamarwhich forms the county boundary withCornwall.[1]In 2001 its population was 689, up from 429 in 1901.[2]
St. Swithin's Church
[edit]There is a 13th-century church dedicated toSaint Swithinin Pyworthy, and it is one of the few old Devon churches having aclerestory,the others beingNorth Molton,South Molton,Cullompton,TivertonandPoltimore.
Notable residents
[edit]John Nettles(actor)[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Map of Devon Parishes"(PDF).Devon County Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 November 2013.Retrieved20 June2013.
- ^Harris, Helen (2004).A Handbook of Devon Parishes.Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 168.ISBN1-84114-314-6.
- ^"IN Bergerac he was the recovering alcoholic policeman fighting crime on Jersey and driving his distinctive Triumph Roadster. | This is North Devon".Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2013.Retrieved1 January2011.
External links
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