Exford, Somerset
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 St Mary Magdalene, also known as the Church of St Salvyn |
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 Exford
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| Exford shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 405 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SS855385 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MINEHEAD |
| Postcode district | TA24 |
| Dialling code | 01643 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Less than a mile away is the hamlet of Lyncombe.
Situated on the B3224, the main route across Exmoor, it is a small village on the River Exe with activities including hunting, shooting, fishing and horse riding.
The centre of the village surrounds a traditional village green, and is home to a post office, general store, car repair shop, youth hostel and primary school as well as a children's play area.
The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option.
To the east of the village are the prehistoric hillside enclosures of Road Castle and Staddon Hill Camp and to the west is Cow Castle, an Iron age hill fort.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records eight settlements in the parish, five called Exford and the others at Almesworthy (Edmunds homestead), Stone and Downscombe.
The parish was part of the hundred of Carhampton.
The bridge over the river was built in 1930 on a medieval site.
In the mid 19th century there were several iron and copper mines in and around the village by the Exford Iron Ore Co.
The Devon and Somerset Staghounds have had their kennels, which were built by Montague Bissett, at Exford since 1875.
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