Carhampton
Carhampton parish straddles the National Park boundary on its nort-east side. The village lies wholly outside of the boundary.
Area: 1041ha; area in National Park 566ha
Population 2001 census: 992;occupied households: 443
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Carhampton and Withycombe
Meaning of place name: probably from St Carantacus, the Welsh Saint to whom the church is dedicated. Ham and ton are Saxon names used also in Early English. Ham means a homestead but in the West Country it is often more specific in meaning a homestead on low lying ground near a stream. Ton is a word that developed in meaning from an enclosure around a homestead to a farm to a village and a town.
The Old Forge
| From 2001 census | Carhampton | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.95 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 17.3 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 33.3 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 48/52 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 6.1 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +1 | +2 | +4 |
The Butcher's Arms
Carhampton Village Hall
Carhampton Community Orchard