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Location: South West England Population: 93,700 (ONS, census 2011) Interesting fact: The Hunting of the Earl of Rone dates from 1607 and happens every Spring Bank Holiday weekend in Combe Martin. Over the four days the Grenadiers, Hobby Horse, Fool and villagers hunt through the village for the 'Earl of Rone', finally finding him on the Monday night. He is mounted back-to-front on a donkey, paraded through the village to the sea. He is frequently shot by the grenadiers and falls from the donkey only to be revived by the Hobby-horse and Fool, re-mounted on the donkey, and carried onwards to his fate. At the final shooting on the beach, he is not revived, but thrown into the sea |
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North Devon Information |
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| Phone number 01271 327711 |
Website www.northdevon.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) Heart of the South West |
| Frequency of elections Every 4 years |
Number of councillors 43 |
Political composition Conservative - 18 Liberal Democrat - 14 Independent - 4 North Devon First Group - 3 North Wave Independent Group - 3 Non Aligned Group - 1 |
| MPs North Devon - Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change One Year Population Change 0 (0%) Ten Year Population Change + 4,400 (5.05%) |
| Police Authority Devon and Cornwall Police Authority |
Fire Service Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service |
Health Authority NHS South West |
| Area 108,620 Hectares |
Super Sparsity Indicator 0.1808 |
Audited by Southern Region (Audit Commission) |
| Rural Classification (Birbeck) Predominently Rural (Rural 50) |
Population by Area- (Density) 0.84 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 63 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 7 |
Number of Parish Councils 52 |
Number of Town Councils 4 |
| Average house price £218,244 (Jan - March 2010) £222,893 (Oct - Dec 2010) £213,652 (July - Sept 2011) £216,678 (Oct - Dec 2011) £231,208 (July - Sept 2012) £214,934 (Oct - Dec 2012) |
Outsourced Services Museum, Leisure facilities, Grounds Maintenance, Bailiffs, Internal Audit |
Average age of population 43.3 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Barnstaple, Ilfracombe |
Unemployment rate 2.4% (JSA claimants for December 2012) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2010/2011 Council Tax - £164.58 2011/2012 Council Tax - £164.58 2012/2013 Council Tax - £164.58 2013/2014 Council Tax - £164.58 |
| Percentage of households which are second homes/holiday accommodation 3.77% (Department for Communities and Local Government, October 2012) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 46.4% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of employed people who have less than 2km to travel to work 46% |
| Employed by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 35.1% (2011 Census data) |
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 33.1% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 19.0% 1 car or van - 44.4% 2 cars or vans - 27.0% 3 cars or vans - 6.8% 4 or more cars and vans - 2.8% |
Local Newspapers North Devon Journal, Western Morning News, North Devon Gazette |
National Park/AONBs North Devon Coast (AONBS), Exmoor (NP) |
| MP with ** beside their name are members of the APPG on Rural Services. | ||
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The RSN is asking Councils to give a local rural perspective through answers to the two questions set out below. This process is ongoing, but we hope to be given first replies for this year by the end of 2011. The boxes below will be completed as we hear back from authorities. Information given will be incorporated into Rural Services Network reports, representations and programmes.
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