Dartington

Dartington

The Cott Inn, dating from 1320
Dartington
Dartington shown within Devon
Population 876 (2011 census)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TOTNES
Postcode district TQ9
Dialling code 01803
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 876.[1] The electoral ward of Dartington includes the surrounding area and had a population of 1,753 at the 2011 census.[2] It is located west of the River Dart, south of Dartington Hall and about two miles (3 km) from Totnes. Dartington is home to an obsolete cider press (now the centrepiece of a shopping centre named after it[3]), the Cott Inn, a public house dating from 1320, and Dartington Hall.

Education

Dartington Church

Notable people

  • David Gawen Champernowne (1912 – 2000), economist and mathematician. Dartington Hall was the family seat. He is buried in Dartington church.

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dartington Cider Press Centre". Dartington Trading Company. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Dartington Primary School". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.


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