West Devon
Non-metropolitan district and borough in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For the constituency, see West Devon (UK Parliament constituency).
West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Hatherleigh, North Tawton and Okehampton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
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West Devon
Borough of West Devon | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Non-metropolitan county | Devon |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Tavistock |
Formed | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | West Devon Borough Council |
• MPs | Geoffrey Cox Mel Stride |
Area | |
• Total | 448.3 sq mi (1,161.1 km2) |
• Rank | 21st (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 57,488 |
• Rank | 292nd (of 296) |
• Density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 99.1% White |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 18UL (ONS) E07000047 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SX5150683684 |
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A large area in the south-east of the borough lies within the Dartmoor National Park, and part of the south-west of the borough lies within the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The neighbouring districts are Torridge, Mid Devon, Teignbridge, South Hams and Cornwall.