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Crediton
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Also known as Crediton, Devon, Crediton Town

Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, north west of Exeter and from the M5 motorway. It has a population of 21,990.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Crediton
UK place.population
8,304
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.civil_parish
Crediton
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.shire_district
Mid Devon
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SS837005
UK place.dial_code
01363
UK place.post_town
CREDITON
UK place.postcode_area
EX
UK place.postcode_district
EX17
UK place.constituency_westminster
Central Devon
UK place.static_image_name
Church of The Holy Cross, Crediton.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton

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  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Sport and leisure
  • Media
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Landmarks
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, north west of Exeter and from the M5 motorway. It has a population of 21,990.

The town is in the narrow vale of the River Creedy, between two steep hills and is divided into two parts, the north or old town and the south and east or new town.

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

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