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124: 27: 449: 150:. An electoral ward with the same name exists. The population at the above census was 2,313. Its name may be derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", which would fit with the village's somewhat exposed situation. 235:
Following a single resident complaint, in 2024 Witheridge Parish Council paid £2,000 for adjustment to the mechanism of the clock installed at the parish church, so that it rang hourly only between 07:00 to 23:00.
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of St John the Baptist is a Gothic-style church, built circa 1500, and restored in 1841 and 1884. Its carved stone pulpit is one of just 70 medieval similar pulpits in England.
225:. Both sides play their home games at Edge Down Park. The St John's Fair takes place annually and shows the wonderful community spirit in this English village. 255:
competitions all over the world, winning trophies in Canada, Australia and the US, and represented Witheridge at the World Town Crier Championships in
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John Wells, 'Baker , Mary (bap. 1791, d. 1864)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010
459: 110: 256: 222: 171:. Butcher FJP Maunder established his business in the village in 1879, which taken over by his son became local butchers chain 48: 123: 344: 91: 175:. The village is home to two shops, a pub, restaurant and a cafe. There is also the home to Mid Devon Medical Practice. 63: 214: 44: 276: 498: 147: 70: 194: 248:, a noted impostor who in 1817 went by the name "Princess Caraboo" from a fictional far-off island kingdom. 77: 37: 218: 453: 369: 297: 59: 206: 245: 146:, England. In 2001 the population of the parish was 1162, reducing slightly to 1,158 at the 210: 420: 84: 492: 394: 179: 172: 167: 135: 139: 26: 408: 252: 474: 461: 229: 186: 448: 190: 162: 154: 318: 370:"Witheridge, St John the Baptist Church, Devon, History & Photos" 158: 143: 122: 20: 395:"Council pays £2,000 for Devon church bells to ring again" 221:
as well as a Reserve side who play in Division 1 of the
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Frank and Mary Housam have represented Witheridge in
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