East Anstey
East Anstey parish straddles the boundary of the National Park along its southern edge within the county of Devon. Its main settlement lies outside the boundary and within the National Park is no settlement - only moorland, farmland and the wooded valley of the Danes Brook. The old part of the settlement lies around the church and Barton but the village is spread out and includes part that grew around the station on the former Barnstaple to Taunton railway line. The parish has several hamlets, including Oldways End, which is split between parishes and counties.
Area: 1337ha; area in National Park 251ha
Population 2001 census: 261; occupied households: 89
County: Devon; District: North Devon; Ward: Bishops Nympton
Meaning of place name: Anstey may come from the Old English an = one and stigel = path. It may be translated as 'narrow path', possibly referring to the Bronze Age ridgeway over the common.
| From 2001 census | East Anstey | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.19 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 14.6 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 28.1 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 51/49 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 5.2 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| population change since 1991 census | -9% | +2% | +4% |
Oldways End
Church path
East Anstey Primary School
The Froude Arms