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Also known as Dunkeswell, Devon

Dunkeswell is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England, located about north of the town of Honiton. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,553, reducing to 1,361 at the 2011 Census. There is an electoral ward with the same name whose population at the above census was 2,000. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Hemyock, Luppitt, Combe Raleigh, Awliscombe, Broadhembury and Sheldon.

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Place details

Locality
East Devon
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,361
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Dunkeswell Abbey Gate - geograph.org.uk - 3003574.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The gatehouse at Dunkeswell Abbey
UK place.official_name
Dunkeswell
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
ST1407
UK place.label_position
bottom
UK place.population
1,361
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.civil_parish
Dunkeswell
UK place.shire_district
East Devon
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.constituency_westminster
Honiton and Sidmouth
UK place.post_town
HONITON
UK place.postcode_district
EX14
UK place.postcode_area
EX
UK place.dial_code
01404

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Wikidata facts

Population
1553
Area
1853.36
Image
Dunkeswell Abbey Gate - geograph.org.uk - 3003574.jpg
Dialing code
01404
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Commons category
Dunkeswell
postal code
EX14
OS grid reference
ST1407
inception
1201-01-17
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Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Dunkeswell Abbey
  • See also
  • References
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Dunkeswell is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England, located about north of the town of Honiton. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,553, reducing to 1,361 at the 2011 Census. There is an electoral ward with the same name whose population at the above census was 2,000. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Hemyock, Luppitt, Combe Raleigh, Awliscombe, Broadhembury and Sheldon.

==History== Dunkeswell is notable for having a busy small airfield, now Dunkeswell Aerodrome which was initially established as an American Navy air base during World War II, and continues to offer civil flight services to this day. left|thumb|396x396px|Dunkeswell Aerodrome [[war memorial to all the US pilots who served at the aerodrome during WWII]] The church, restored in 1868 from an older foundation, is of interest for its Norman font.

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