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Lynton
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Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately north-east of Barnstaple and west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers. Lynton sits directly above the neighbouring village of Lynmouth; the two settlements are separated by a steep gorge.

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UK place.static_image_name
Lynton view.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Lynton from Southcliff Hill
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Lynton
UK place.population
1,157
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.civil_parish
Lynton and Lynmouth
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.shire_district
North Devon
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SS718495
UK place.dial_code
01598
UK place.post_town
Lynton
UK place.postcode_area
EX
UK place.postcode_district
EX35
UK place.constituency_westminster
North Devon

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Population
1157
Image
Lynton Town Hall.jpg
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Lynton
OS grid reference
SS718495
postal code
EX35
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Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately north-east of Barnstaple and west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers. Lynton sits directly above the neighbouring village of Lynmouth; the two settlements are separated by a steep gorge.

==Governance== Lynton is part of the Lynton and Lynmouth electoral ward whose total ward population at the 2011 census was 1,647. The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.

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