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Elworthy

Elworthy parish straddles the boundary of the National Park at its very eastern tip.

Area: 716ha; area in National Park 277ha

Population 2001 census: 60; occupied households: 27

County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: East Brendon

Meaning of place name: old enclosure or old settlement. It was formerly Elwrde.

cottages at Elworthy

Cottages at Elworthy

From 2001 census Elworthy Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.08 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 19.7 (with Brompton Ralph) 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 15.8 (with Brompton Ralph) 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 55/45 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household 2.2 2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 2.5 (with Brompton Ralph) 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census -18 +2 +4

Elworthy Farm

Elworthy Farm