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Old Cleeve

Old Cleeve parish straddles the boundary of the National Park on its north eastern side. The parish contains the villages of Old Cleeve, Washford and Roadwater plus hamlets such as Leighland Chapel and Chapel Cleeve.

Area: 2092ha; area in National Park 1030ha

Population 2001 census: 1764; occupied households: 878

County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Old Cleeve

Meaning of place name: valley side. It was possibly named old as newer settlements such as Washford grew within the parish.

From 2001 census Old Cleeve Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.84 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 12.6 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 33.2 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 47/53 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household 2.0 2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 5.0 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census +2 +2 +4

Leighland Chapel

Leighland Chapel

Old Post Office Roadwater

Old Post Office, Roadwater

main street Raodwater

Main street, Roadwater

Valiant Soldier Roadwater

The Valiant Soldier, Roadwater