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Halberton
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Halberton
Total population
892
Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Halberton is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is situated between the historic market towns of Tiverton and Cullompton. The Grand Western Canal runs around to the north and west of the village.
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History
Its name is derived from ‘Haligbeort’ (Albert), the name of the Saxon chief, and ‘tun’, a farm settlement; the Halberton area is still largely a farming community. Halberton was once important enough to be a hundred, a long-standing administrative division of the county. The hundred of Halberton included the parishes of Halberton, Sampford Peverell and Willand, as well as parts of Uplowman and Burlescombe. Many of the farms date back to the time of Domesday Book or shortly after. In 2026, archaeologists excavating a Roman villa complex on farmland between Halberton and Sampford Peverell uncovered a polychrome mosaic, probably installed during the fourth century, and a detached bathhouse with at least two plunge pools and painted plaster walls. The excavation forms part of the five-year SHARE project, established to record the villa complex before it is further damaged by ploughing.
Geography
There is an electoral ward with the same name, which comprises the parishes of Halberton and Butterleigh. The current ward came into effect in May 2023 – previously, the ward comprised Halberton and Uplowman. Halberton village is informally divided into two parts – Higher Town and Lower Town – which are separated by the mill stream and pond. National Cycle Route 3 passes through the village.
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Geography
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Books about Halberton
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Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074574240
- Local type
- Village
- Region
- South West
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names