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at the local Fullabrook Wind Farm. There was opposition on the grounds that the wind farm would spoil the surrounding landscape and thereby disrupt tourism on which the local economy depends. However, in 2007 the proposals to build 22 wind turbines were given the go-ahead, to become fully operational
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and its first recorded priest was in 1272. The present church dates from the 14th century, partly rebuilt in 1712. Its Norman font was buried in the churchyard in the
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and only rediscovered in the 19th century. Many of the village's other older buildings date back to the 17th century.
732: 341:. The village sits in a bowl in the hills at 450 feet (140 m) above sea level. In 2011 its population was 671. 1121: 393: 20: 1005: 537: 264: 216: 175: 397: 522: 1083: 857: 269: 1035: 704: 505: 847: 530: 107: 641: 913: 728: 631: 151: 143: 980: 646: 752: 666: 596: 431: 349: 899: 895: 842: 774: 200: 1055: 1025: 904: 689: 651: 479: 345: 1067: 919: 880: 780: 671: 660: 355: 1110: 975: 590: 1010: 944: 805: 795: 699: 369: 322: 91: 1030: 995: 889: 885: 875: 865: 717: 693: 636: 554: 484: 458: 326: 115: 1015: 985: 969: 924: 826: 810: 789: 681: 675: 614: 606: 577: 338: 334: 972:(Bodley · East Middleton · Heale · Prisonford · Church Town · Blackmoor Gate) 292: 279: 1020: 989: 954: 929: 869: 723: 709: 185: 517: 500: 1000: 933: 909: 852: 815: 800: 785: 770: 766: 656: 610: 582: 330: 964: 948: 939: 861: 757: 736: 685: 600: 586: 564: 167: 310: 959: 762: 747: 713: 1063: 354: 309: 133: 72: 526: 368:
For many years controversy surrounded the proposed erection of
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West Down (disambiguation)

West Down is located in Devon
Devon
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District
North Devon
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Devon
Region
South West
Country
England
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51°09′30″N 4°07′23″W / 51.15833°N 4.12306°W / 51.15833; -4.12306

civil parish
North Devon

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