Chagford

Chagford
Chagford is located in Devon
Chagford
Chagford
Location within Devon
Area11.7 sq mi (30 km2[1]
Population1,449 (2011 Census)
• Density125.6/sq mi (48.5/km2)
OS grid referenceSX700876
• London194 miles (312 km)
Civil parish
  • Chagford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTON ABBOT
Postcode districtTQ13
Dialling code01647
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.chagford-parish.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°40′22″N 3°50′25″W / 50.6728°N 3.8404°W / 50.6728; -3.8404

Chagford is a market town[a] and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles (6 km) west of Moretonhampstead. The name is derived from chag, meaning gorse or broom, and the ford suffix indicates its importance as a crossing place. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,449.[4]

  1. ^ White's Devonshire Directory (1850) Archived 11 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Present day parish boundaries are essentially the same as the 1850 boundaries
  2. ^ "Devon – Chagford". Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516. history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


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