DULVERTON
Dulverton is the third largest settlement within the National Park and a service centre for its south eastern side.
Area: 3537ha; area in National Park 2590ha
Population 2001census: 1486: occupied households: 754
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Dulverton and Brushford
Meaning of the place name: town at the ford on the bend of the river, or hidden ford; from Saxon dul = ford, ver = bend, and ton = town, settlement
View from Andrew's Hill
| From 2001 census | Dulverton | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.42 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 12.4 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 42.6 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 48/52 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 7.3 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +6 | +2 | +4 |
Tarr Steps bridge, from the Dulverton side
Lorna Doone statue and Exmoor House
Barle Bridge
Battleton from north
Battleton from south