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Buckland Brewer is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, 4.7 miles south of Bideford. Historically the parish formed part of Shebbear Hundred. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 777, increasing to 794 at the 2011 census The village is part of Waldon electoral ward. The population for this at the same census was 1,679.PopulationHistorical population figures show a variable trend of increased and decreased population. Torridge District Council historical data shows the following populations: 1801: 872 1901: 644 2001: 777ReligionThe church of St Mary and St Benedict is part of the benefice of the Hartland Coast Team Ministry. This falls within Hartland Deanery, in the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. This is in the Diocese of Exeter. The Reverend Wendy Mitchell oversees the whole of the parish.The church tower is over 500 years old, with a Norman stoup and doorway. There are monuments to, among others, John Taylor, the Loughborough bellfounder, who was born here.There is also a Methodist chapel in the village.ServicesThe Butcher's shop closed at the end of 2013.The Coach & Horses Inn is a 12th-century inn and its history is well documented.

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