Wolborough

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Wolborough

St Mary's church, Wolborough

Wolborough

Location within Devon

Civil parish|

* Newton Abbot

District|

* Teignbridge

Shire county|

* Devon

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom

List of places

England
Devon

50°31′31″N 3°37′01″W﻿ / ﻿50.52528°N 3.61694°W﻿ / 50.52528; -3.61694

Wolborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot.[1][2]

The parish of Wolborough historically included the town of Newton Abbot.[3] When district councils were established in 1894, Wolborough was included in the Newton Abbot Urban District. As a parish in an urban district Wolborough was classed as an urban parish and so was not given a parish council, instead being directly administered by Newton Abbot Urban District Council. The civil parish of Wolborough was eventually abolished on 1 April 1974 when the three parishes within Newton Abbot Urban District (Wolborough, Highweek and Milber) were united as a single parish called Newton Abbot within the new Teignbridge district.[4][5][6] In 1951 the parish had a population of 8517.[7]

In the 2020s there are plans to expand the settlement with 1,100 homes and supporting infrastructure.[8]

## References

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1. ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Wolborough, Devon". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. ^ Wolborough and Ogwell churches, Newton Abbot, Devon Archived
3. ^ "Boundary Map of Wolborough CP/AP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
4. ^ "Devonshire (South Part): Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1972". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. ^ "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) (No. 2) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/1939, retrieved 1 August 2023
6. ^ "Newton Abbot Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. ^ "Population statistics Wolborough CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
8. ^ Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-plans-for-next-generation-of-new-towns

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