Welcome to Offwell
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Offwell is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately 2 miles south-east from the nearest town, Honiton. Offwell can be accessed by the nearby A35 road. Offwell is a small village with a primary school and a post office. The village sits next to the Offwell woodland, which has its own wildlife trust.The medieval church of St Mary has a chancel arch, one chancel window and a south doorway which date from c. 1200. There are a west tower, a north aisle and a north chapel. Features of interest include the early 18th-century pulpit and reader's desk, the Lord's prayer and creed mural painting, and some Jacobean carvings.Offwell House, built in 1830, was the residence of Bishop Copleston. The Copleston family arrived in the parish in the late 18th Century and provided many of its Rectors from 1772 to 1954, with notable Rectors including The Reverend John Copleston. They transformed the village and parish with their generosity and influence.Because of the complexities of its medieval past, Offwell had no Lord of the Manor and so the church was the focus of authority. This authority was wielded not only by its Rectors, who varied greatly in their commitment to the parish, but also by its landowners who served as churchwardens, and sometimes as overseers of the poor, by rotation.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
814 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
435 (2021) |
Density |
53 people/km2 |
Mean age |
51.2 |
Ward |
Coly Valley |
District |
East Devon |
Postcodes |
EX14 |
ONS ID |
E04002978 |
Council
Contact details for Offwell Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Offwell Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Offwell Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Offwell Parish.
Local News
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