West Anstey
West 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 mostly moorland, with a little farmland and one farm.
Area:1218ha; area within National Park: 423ha
Population 2001 census: 160; occupied households: 58
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.
St Petrock's Church
| From 2001 census | West Anstey | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.13 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 19.7 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 27.4 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 48/52 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 8.6 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +10 | +2 | +4 |
Primrose Cottage, Church and Church House
Church House
Old post box
Two Moors Way signpost
Two Moors Way sculpture on West Anstey Common