Crediton
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This article is about the town of Crediton. For the hundred named after the town, see Crediton (hundred). For the locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia, see Crediton, Queensland.
Crediton /ˈkrɛdɪtən/ 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, 7 miles (11 km) north west of Exeter and 14 miles (23 km) from the M5 motorway. It has a population of 21,990.[1]
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Crediton | |
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Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 8,304 (2021) |
OS grid reference | SS837005 |
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District | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CREDITON |
Postcode district | EX17 |
Dialling code | 01363 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50°47′28″N 3°39′22″W |
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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.[2]