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Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of Devon, England. It is around 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre of Exeter, and has a population of 3,478 (census 2011), increasing to 4,379 at the 2021 census.[1]
Exminster is an ancient village associated with a Saxon minster or religious community, founded here in the 8th century.[2] and left by King Alfred the Great to his youngest son Aethelweard in his will of 889.[3] In the 14th century, it was the seat of the Courtenay family, the Earls of Devon. William Courtenay, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1381 to 1396, was born here.[4]
Exminster is a major part of the electoral ward of Kenn Valley. Its population at the above census was 5,906[5] Exminster Marshes, to the east of the village, are a major site for birds, especially migratory ones[6] including the rare cirl bunting.[7]
- ^ "Exminster population 2011". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Exminster". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ Anglo-Saxon charters S 1507 (873x888), King Alfred's will, tr. S.Keynes & M.Lapidge, 'Alfred the Great', Harmondsworth, 1983, pp. 173-8, with notes, pp. 313-326. The identification of the estates inherited by Aethelweard is based on the corresponding notes translated by Keynes and Lapidge.
- ^ "Parishes: Exminster - Exmouth | British History Online".
- ^ "Kenn Valley ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ BBC Devon article. Retrieved on 18 May 2007
- ^ BBC Devon article. Retrieved on 18 May 2007.
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