Chagford | |
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Location within Devon | |
Area | 11.7 sq mi (30 km2) [1] |
Population | 1,449 (2011 Census) |
• Density | 125.6/sq mi (48.5/km2) |
OS grid reference | SX700876 |
• London | 194 miles (312 km) |
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District | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWTON ABBOT |
Postcode district | TQ13 |
Dialling code | 01647 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.chagford-parish.co.uk |
Chagford is a market town[a] and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles (6 km) west of Moretonhampstead. The name is derived from chag, meaning gorse or broom, and the ford suffix indicates its importance as a crossing place. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,449.[4]
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