North Devon

North Devon District
Non-metropolitan district
North Devon shown within Devon
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Devon
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Barnstaple
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	North Devon Council
• MPs	Selaine Saxby (C)
Area
• Total	419.3 sq mi (1,085.9 km2)
• Rank	23rd (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	100,505
• Rank	243rd (of 296)
• Density	240/sq mi (93/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.9% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	18UE (ONS) E07000043 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SS5586233371

North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and South Molton along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

The east of the district includes part of the Exmoor National Park, and the district's coast is also recognised for its natural beauty, forming part of the North Devon Coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The district borders Torridge to the south-west, Mid Devon to the south-east, and Somerset to the east.

The term "North Devon" can also be used to describe a wider geographic area than the local government district, often including neighbouring Torridge District, based in Bideford.^[1]