Cullompton

Cullompton
Cullompton: the town from the south west
Cullompton Location within Devon
Population	8,499 (2011 census – parish)[1]
OS grid reference	ST020071
District	Mid Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CULLOMPTON
Postcode district	EX15
Dialling code	01884
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Honiton and Sidmouth
List of places UK England Devon 50°51′18″N 3°23′35″W / 50.855°N 3.393°W / 50.855; -3.393

Cullompton (/kəˈlʌm(p)tən/) is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon, England. It is 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. In 2011, the parish as a whole had a population of 8,499,^[1] while the built-up area of the town had a population of 7,439.^[2]

The earliest evidence of occupation is from the Roman period: there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the current town centre. Columtune was mentioned in Alfred the Great's will, which left it to his youngest son Æthelweard (c. 880–922).

In the past, the town's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufacture, then, later, leather working and paper manufacture.

A large proportion of the town's inhabitants are commuters, but there is some local manufacturing, including flour and paper mills. It has a monthly farmers' market held on the second Saturday of every month, which is the oldest event of its kind in the South West. It is home to two grade I listed buildings: the fifteenth-century St Andrew's parish church and the seventeenth-century house known as The Walronds. The centre of the town is a conservation area;^[3] there are seven grade II*-listed buildings and ninety grade II-listed buildings in the parish.