Cornwood
Sign in to saveCornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988. The village is part of the electoral ward called Cornwood and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Hams
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Cornwood
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Cornwood with village cross.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Houses in Fore Street with the village cross
- UK place.population
- 988
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX605598
- UK place.post_town
- IVYBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_area
- PL
- UK place.postcode_district
- PL21
- UK place.dial_code
- 01752
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Hams
- Population
- +1119
- Image
- St Michael's church, Cornwood - geograph.org.uk - 1133546.jpg
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Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988. The village is part of the electoral ward called Cornwood and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.
Blachford Manor stands in parkland on the northwest edge of the village, and is surrounded by a estate. It is owned by the financier Alexander Darwall who has been in dispute with the Dartmoor National Park Authority regarding access to wild camping on Dartmoor. 3,000 protesters gathered in Cornwood to march onto nearby Stall Moor on 21 January 2023. From 1852 to 1959, the village was served by Cornwood railway station on the South Devon Main Line between Exeter and Plymouth.