South Molton
Town in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Molton is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district. The town is on the River Mole.
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South Molton | |
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Location within Devon | |
Population | 6,354 (Parish, 2021)[1] 6,225 (Built up area, 2021)[2] |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | South Molton |
Postcode district | EX36 |
Dialling code | 01769 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.02°N 3.83°W / 51.02; -3.83 |
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South Molton is a market town trading mostly in sheep and cattle. There was a railway station on the Devon Railway until 1966, when the branch line was closed.[3] It is situated on the southern side of Exmoor just off the A361 North Devon link road, which in part follows the route of the railway line.