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Woodbury
Woodbury shown within Devon |
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| Population | 3,466 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SY011872 |
| Parish | Woodbury |
| District | East Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | EX5 |
| Dialling code | 01395 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | East Devon |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
Woodbury is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, 7 miles (11 km) south east of the city of Exeter. It is a commuter village and is primarily residential, since the majority of the workforce commute to Exeter. It has a population of 3,466.[1]
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From the census of 2001: population: 816 people, - 57% male 43% female; workforce: 485, of whom 84% commute. Nearby main roads: A376, A30, M5. Woodbury Castle is an Iron Age fort on Woodbury Common. The clergyman and botanist W. Keble Martin lived here in retirement.
In the centre of Woodbury there is a variety of shops from a Londis to a Garage. There is also a fabulous takeaway that serves chinese and fish and chips which is known locally as the best fish and chips in town.
St Swithin's Church is early 15th century (consecrated in 1409): the Perpendicular style is mixed with elements of the older Decorated. Interesting features include the woodwork of the screen, the 15th century font, Elizabethan altar rails, Jacobean pulpit, and an early 17th century monument to a man and his wife (recumbent effigies on a tomb-chest).[2]
Woodbury is twinned with Bretteville sur Odon in Normandy and the twinning association hold trips to and from the town on a yearly basis.
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