Brendon
Brendon is a large parish within the Devon section of the National Park. The village straggles along the southern bank of the East Lyn River. As a civil parish it is combined with Countisbury. It has a large common and several hamlets, including Rockford, Malmsmead and Cheriton. Its church is placed between settlements.
Area: 2725ha; area in National Park: 2725ha
Population 2001 census: 159; occupied households: 71
County: Devon; District: North Devon; Ward: Lynton and Lynmouth
Meaning of place name: may come from the dedication of the church to the Irish St Brendan but more likely to come from Old English bremel dun = bramble-covered hill or even brown hill.
Brendon from Hall Hill
| From 2001 census | Brendon | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.06 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 13.7(with Countisbury) | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 28.8(with Countisbury) | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 51/49 (with Countisbury) | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 21.5 (with Countisbury) | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | 0 (with Countisbury) | +2 | +4 |
Malmsmead ford
Malmsmead from Ashton Cleave