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Chudleigh
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Also known as Chudleigh, Devon

Chudleigh () is an ancient wool town located within the Teignbridge District Council area of Devon, England; it is sited between Newton Abbot and Exeter. The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 5,919 at the 2021 census.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Chudleigh
UK place.static_image_name
Chudleigh (cropped).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Chudleigh
UK place.population
5,919
UK place.population_ref
(2021 census)
UK place.shire_district
Teignbridge
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Central Devon
UK place.post_town
NEWTON ABBOT
UK place.postcode_district
TQ13
UK place.postcode_area
TQ
UK place.dial_code
01626
UK place.os_grid_reference
SX865795
UK legislation.type
Act
UK legislation.parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK legislation.long_title
An Act for the better and more easy rebuilding of the Town of Chudleigh, in the County of Devon; for determining Differences touching Houses demolished by the late Fire there; and for preventing future Danger by Fire.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
Teignbridge
Population
4378
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Official website
www.chudleigh-tc.gov.uk
Image
Chudleigh.jpg
Dialing code
01626
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Commons category
Chudleigh
postal code
TQ13
OS grid reference
SX865795
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Great Fire of Chudleigh
  • Parish church
  • Town hall
  • Historic estates
  • Ugbrooke House
  • Whiteway
  • Hams
  • Chudleigh Carnival
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chudleigh () is an ancient wool town located within the Teignbridge District Council area of Devon, England; it is sited between Newton Abbot and Exeter. The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 5,919 at the 2021 census.

The name Chudleigh is derived from either the Old English cieddalēah meaning 'Ciedda's wood or clearing', or cēodlēah meaning 'bag wood or clearing', probably referring to a hollow.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chudleigh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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