West Down is a small village and civil parish located in North Devon, England. It is to be found on the route between Braunton and Ilfracombe, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Barnstaple. The village sits in a bowl in the hills at 450 feet (140 m) above sea level. In 2011 its population was 671.[1]

West Down parish church
West Down Location within Devon
Population	671 [1]
Civil parish	West Down
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILFRACOMBE
Postcode district	EX34
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Devon 51°09′30″N 4°07′23″W

West Down's church is dedicated to Saint Callixtus and its first recorded priest was in 1272. The present church dates from the 14th century, partly rebuilt in 1712. Its Norman font was buried in the churchyard in the Civil War and only rediscovered in the 19th century.[2] Many of the village's other older buildings date back to the 17th century.[3]

Fullabrook Wind Farm

For many years controversy surrounded the proposed erection of wind turbines at the local Fullabrook Wind Farm.[4] There was opposition on the grounds that the wind farm would spoil the surrounding landscape and thereby disrupt tourism on which the local economy depends. However, in 2007 the proposals to build 22 wind turbines were given the go-ahead, to become fully operational in 2010.[4]

References

External links

Media related to West Down at Wikimedia Commons

• http://www.westdown.org.uk/
• https://www.westdownparishcouncil.org.uk

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