BRAUNTON PARISH

Introduction

Braunton is a large village, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish and former manor in Devon. The village is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Barnstaple. It is one of the largest villages in Devon with a population at the 2021 census of 10,217 people. There are two electoral wards (East and West). Their joint population at the above census was 8,218. Within the parish is the fertile, low-lying Braunton Great Field, which adjoins the undulating Braunton Burrows, the Core Area in North Devon Biosphere Reserve, the largest psammosere (sand dune system) in England. It confronts the Atlantic Ocean at the west of the parish at the large beach of Saunton Sands, one of the South West's international-standard surfing beaches.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	4,677 hectares
Population	8,210 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	176 people/km²
Mean age	45.9
Ward	Braunton East
District	North Devon
Postcodes	EX31, EX33
ONS ID	E04003075