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Heanton Punchardon
Heanton Punchardon shown within Devon |
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| OS grid reference | SS5035 |
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| District | North Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNSTAPLE |
| Postcode district | EX31 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Devon |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
Heanton Punchardon is a village near Braunton, Devon. Historically it formed part of Braunton Hundred. It falls within Barnstaple Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B. F. Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 418 in 1801 and 404 in 1901. Figures for other years are available on the local studies website.
Heanton Punchardon was one mile from the RAF Chivenor and during World War II, St. Augustine Churchyard was enlarged to accommodate a war graves plot in the new ground. The churchyard contains two burials of the First World War and 85 from the Second World War. There are also 38 post war air force burials and one Italian war grave. In total there are 126 military casualties buried.