Tedburn St Mary is a village and civil parish in the

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district of

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, England, approximately 8 miles west of

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. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,550, which was slightly more than the 1,472 recorded at the 2011 census. The village is the principal population centre of the electoral ward called Teignbridge North. The population of the ward at the 2011 census is 2,715. The

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church of St Mary is at Town Barton, the former site of the village which is northwest of the present one. The west tower has diagonal buttresses and a polygonal stair turret. The nave is unusually wide; the north transept and the north aisle may be 14th century. The chancel was rebuilt in 1868.Pevsner, N. (1952) ''South Devon''. Harmondsworth: Penguin; pp. 278-79 Edward Gee was rector of Tedburn St Mary from 1599 to 1618. Tedburn St Mary won the

Calor Village of the Year The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by gas provider Calor to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportuni ...

competition in 2001.

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Tedburn St Mary website
Villages in Devon Civil parishes in Devon {{Devon-geo-stub

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