Withypool and Hawkridge
Withypool and Hawkridge is a combined parish within the Somerset part of the National Park. It contains the two main settlements of Withypool and Hawkridge plus many scattered farms. The parish also contains the moorland of Withypool Common and Bradymoor and one side of the wooded valley of the Barle around Tarr Steps.
Area: 3097ha; area within National Park: 3097ha
Population 2001 census: 234; occupied households: 105
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Exmoor
Meaning of place name: Hawkridge probably means the ridge frequented by buzzards; Withypool means the pool in the river surrounded by willows.
Beech tree, Hawkridge
| From 2001 census | Withypool and Hawkridge | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.08 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 12.8 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 31.1 | 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 | 18.5 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +5 | +2 | +4 |
Tarr Steps bridge, from the Withypool and Hawkridge side
River Barle, Withypool
Withypool from Withypool Hill