Towns & cities · South West England
Braunton
Braunton — village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Barnstaple · 8.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Braunton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 7,510 people. Address: EX33. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1100°, -4.1620°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Braunton is a large village, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish and former manor in Devon. The village is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Barnstaple. It is one of the largest villages in Devon with a population at the 2021 census of 10,217 people. There are two electoral wards (East and West). Their joint population at the above census was 8,218. Within the parish is the fertile, low-lying Braunton Great Field, which adjoins the undulating Braunton Burrows, the Core Area in North Devon Biosphere Reserve, the largest psammosere (sand dune system) in England. It confronts the Atlantic Ocean at the west of the parish at the large beach of Saunton Sands, one of the South West's international-standard surfing beaches.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1100, -4.1620
- County
- Devon
- District
- North Devon
- Parish
- Braunton
- Postcode
- EX33
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Devon
- Population
- 7,510
- Nearest railway station
- Barnstaple — 8 km
- Official site
- www.citypopulation.de
Sources
- wikidata: Q1226021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Braunton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Braunton (Devon, UK), St Brannock's Church -- 2013 -- 1557.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Braunton?
- Braunton is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX33), in the parish of Braunton.
- Is Braunton a protected site?
- Yes — Braunton is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Braunton free to visit?
- Yes, Braunton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Braunton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX33. It sits within the North Devon parliamentary constituency.