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Clawton

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Also known as Clawton, Devon

Clawton is a village and civil parish in the far west of Devon, England. It forms part of the local government district of Torridge. The village lies about three miles south of the town of Holsworthy on the A388 road. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes of Pyworthy, Holsworthy Hamlets, Ashwater, and Tetcott. Its western border follows the River Tamar which forms the county boundary with Cornwall. In 2001 its population was 326, slightly down from 389 in 1901.

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Locality
Torridge
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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UK place.official_name
Clawton
UK place.civil_parish
Clawton
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.shire_district
Torridge
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.hide_services
Yes
UK place.population
326
UK place.population_ref
(2001 census)
UK place.static_image
St Leonard's Church, Clawton - geograph.org.uk - 599187.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Leonard's church, Clawton

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Population
311
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St Leonard's Church, Clawton - geograph.org.uk - 599187.jpg
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Clawton is a village and civil parish in the far west of Devon, England. It forms part of the local government district of Torridge. The village lies about three miles south of the town of Holsworthy on the A388 road. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes of Pyworthy, Holsworthy Hamlets, Ashwater, and Tetcott. Its western border follows the River Tamar which forms the county boundary with Cornwall. In 2001 its population was 326, slightly down from 389 in 1901.

The ancient parish church, dedicated to St Leonard, has some Norman features in one of its windows and it has a Norman font. Its tower and the arcades of the north and south aisles date from the 14th century and it has 15th-century arches of Polyphant stone. It was partly restored in 1873.

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