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Winsford

Winsford lies entirely within the Somerset part of the National Park.

Area: 3079ha; area within National Park: 3079ha

Population 2001 census: 314; occupied households: 146

County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Quarme

Meaning of place name: ford on the Winn Brook. Winn may come from the personal name Wine or the Old English winsome, meaning pretty. The parish was once known as Winsford Rivers after the Rivers family who owned the manor.

Packhorse Bridge Winsford

Packhorse bridge, Winsford

From 2001 census Winsford Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.10 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 15.3 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 32.9 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 46/54 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household 2.2 2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 15.4 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census +5 +2

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Royal Oak Winsford

Royal Oak, Winsford