Crediton

Crediton /ˈkrɛdɪtən/ is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, 7 miles (11 km) north west of Exeter and 14 miles (23 km) from the M5 motorway. It has a population of 21,990.

This article is about the town of Crediton. For the hundred named after the town, see Crediton (hundred). For the locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia, see Crediton, Queensland.

Crediton
Crediton
Location within Devon
Population8,304 (2021)
OS grid referenceSS837005
Civil parish
  • Crediton
District
  • Mid Devon
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCREDITON
Postcode districtEX17
Dialling code01363
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The town is in the narrow vale of the River Creedy, between two steep hills and is divided into two parts, the north or old town and the south and east or new town.

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