West Devon

West Devon Borough of West Devon
Non-metropolitan district and borough
West 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	Tavistock
Formed	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	West Devon Borough Council
• MPs	Geoffrey Cox Mel Stride
Area
• Total	448.3 sq mi (1,161.1 km2)
• Rank	21st (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	58,190
• Rank	292nd (of 296)
• Density	130/sq mi (50/km2)
• Ethnicity	99.1% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	18UL (ONS) E07000047 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SX5150683684

West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Hatherleigh, North Tawton and Okehampton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

A large area in the south-east of the borough lies within the Dartmoor National Park, and part of the south-west of the borough lies within the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are Torridge, Mid Devon, Teignbridge, South Hams and Cornwall.