Countisbury
Countisbury is a small parish within the Devon part of the National Park. It is now combined with Brendon as a civil parish. The parish forms the coastal ridge between the parishes of lynmouth and Oare and includes the Foreland, the northern tip of Exmoor. The A39 runs along the edge of the ridge. The village is tiny and the settlement mainly consists of scattered farmhouses and the hamlet of Wilsham.
Area: 1190ha; area in National Park 1190ha
Population 2001 census: 66; occupied households: 26
County: Devon; District: North Devon; Ward: Lynton and Lynmouth
Meaning of place name: fort on the hill - probably named after the Iron Age fort on Wind Hill but in the parish is also the Roman camp at Old Burrow. Some also suggest that it may be the fort near the county boundary. Cunet is Celtic for boundary.
St John the Evangelist's Church, Countisbury
| From 2001 census | Countisbury | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.06 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 13.7 (with Brendon) | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 28.8 (with Brendon) | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 51/49 (with Brendon) | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 21.5 (with Brendon) | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | -12 (with Brendon) | +2 | +4 |
Foreland lighthouse
The Exmoor Sandpiper, Countisbury
Coast Path on Countisbury Hill