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]
| Pyworthy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Swithuns church | |
  Pyworthy Location within Devon | |
| 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 | |
St. Swithin's Church
editThere 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
editJohn Nettles (actor)[3]
References
edit- ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 168. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ^ "IN Bergerac he was the recovering alcoholic policeman fighting crime on Jersey and driving his distinctive Triumph Roadster. | This is North Devon". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
External links
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Media related to Pyworthy at Wikimedia Commons
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