Chagford
Sign in to saveChagford is a market town 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 2021 census, it had a population of 1,539, which was slightly more than the 1,449 recorded at the 2011 census.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Chagford's famous ironmongery stores, Webbers and Bowdens.jpg
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Chagford
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 11.7
- UK place.population
- 1,449
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Chagford
- UK place.shire_district
- West Devon
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Devon
- UK place.post_town
- NEWTON ABBOT
- UK place.postcode_area
- TQ
- UK place.postcode_district
- TQ13
- UK place.dial_code
- 01647
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX700876
- UK place.website
- http://www.chagford-parish.co.uk
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- Today
- Governance
- Landmarks
- Religion
- The Legend of Mary Whiddon
- Sports
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Chagford is a market town 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 2021 census, it had a population of 1,539, which was slightly more than the 1,449 recorded at the 2011 census.
==History== Archaeological remains confirm that a community has existed here for at least 4000 years. In historical times, Chagford grew due to the wool trade and from tin mining in the area. A weekly market was held here from before 1220, and a monthly livestock market in the town survived until the 1980s. In 1305 it was made a stannary town where tin was traded. Among the most prominent tin-mining families in the 16th century were the Endecotts, Knapmans, Whiddons and Lethbridges.