Woolfardisworthy

Woolfardisworthy is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, situated about 5 miles north of Crediton. The name derives from Old English and means "Wulfheard's enclosure". The civil parish also contains the village of Black Dog.

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Type: Hamlet with 186 residents
Description: village and civil parish in Mid Devon, Devon, England
Also known as: “Woolfardisworthy, Devon” and “Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of St Thomas of Canterbury.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Church

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Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

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Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 2 miles southeast of Woolfardisworthy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nomansland and Oldborough.

Nomansland

Hamlet

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Nomansland is a hamlet in Devon, England, with a population of about 150. It is eight miles west of Tiverton. It is so named because it was at one time a remote extra-parochial area where the Parishes of Witheridge, Thelbridge and Cruwys Morchard met. Nomansland is situated 3½ miles north of Woolfardisworthy.

Oldborough

Village

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Oldborough is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is near the village of Morchard Bishop. Oldborough has a population of just under 1,000 people. The only remaining pub is the London Inn. The village has a school and post office. Oldborough is situated 3½ miles southwest of Woolfardisworthy.