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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Crediton like this:
Crediton, market town and par. with ry. sta., N. Devon, on r. Greedy, near its junction with the Exe, 8m. NW. of Exeter -- par., 12,309 ac., pop. 5747; town, pop. 4165; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. C. is an ancient town; it was the seat of a bishopric from 909 to 1049, and hi the reign of Edward I. it returned 2 members to Parliament. It has, however, assumed a modern appearance, the old houses having been destroyed by the fires of 1743 and 1769. Its chief industries now are shoemaking and agriculture.
Crediton is now part of MID DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crediton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crediton, in Mid Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/189
Date accessed: 18th November 2025
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