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Challacombe

Challacombe parish straddles the boundary of the National Park within Devonshire.

Area: 2225ha; area in National Park 1921ha

Population 2001 census: 130; occupied households: 48

County: Devon; District: North Devon; Ward: Bratton Fleming

Meaning of place name: cold valley; from Old English ceald,cold and Celtic cwm, valley

Challacombe Ford

Challacombe Ford

From 2001 census Challacombe Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.06 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 19.4 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 24.2 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 55/45 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household 2.7 2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 14.6 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census +2 +2 +4

Black Venus Challacombe

The Black Venus

Challacombe Mill and Barton Town

Challacombe Mill and Barton Town

Challacombe Packhorse Bridge

Pack horse bridge

Challacombe Post Office

Challacombe Post Office

Challacombe from South Regis Common

Challacombe from South Regis Common

Twitchen Farm

Twitchen Farm