Combe Martin
Combe Martin parish straddles the boundary of the National Park in its north western corner. All but a few houses of the village are outside of the boundary. Within the boundary is much of the main beach as far as the mouth of the River Umber and the coastal hills of Little Hangman, Great Hangman and Holdstone Down.
Area: 1530ha; area in National Park 837ha
Population 2001 census: 2650; occupied households: 1136
County: Devon; District: North Devon; Ward: Combe Martin
Meaning of place name: from Celtic cwm = valley and the Martin family who were Lords of the Manor in medieval times.
Combe Martin from Lester Point
| From 2001 census | Combe Martin | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 1.73 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 18.2 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 28.7 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 49/51 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 6.4 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +8 | +2 | +4 |
Combe Martin Bay
Newberry Beach
Surfing in Combe Martin Bay
Combe Martin Bay from Knap Down
Lester Point and Little Hangman