Welcome to Willand
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Willand is a village and civil parish within the Local Government district of Mid Devon, England. It is about 19 km (12 mi) north of Exeter and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Cullompton. In 1991 the population was 3750 although recently this has grown considerably. The National Grid reference for the centre of the area is ST037110. Willand is a major part of Lower Culm electoral ward. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 5,808. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Halberton, Uffculme and Cullompton.Willand has probably had a settlement since the Iron Age but is first recorded in 1042 as having "belonged to Ethmar". It historically formed part of the Halberton Hundred. The church of St Mary the Virgin is medieval; it has a small tower and a chancel, nave and north aisle. The south porch has some decoration and there is a late medieval rood screen (probably c. 1400 in date and fairly simple in design).There is one pub, The Halfway House, and a country manor, situated next to Diggerland, called the Verbeer Manor. It has one primary school, Willand School, that has around 300 pupils. From Willand, pupils go to Cullompton Community College, Uffculme School, or to other secondary schools in the area. Willand has a football club, Willand Rovers F.C. who play at The Stan Robinson Stadium on Silver Street.Willand also has a Village Hall where a number of social activities take place such as Short Mat Bowls and Coffee Mornings. Alongside the Village Hall is Willand Tennis Club. The Bristol to Exeter railway line was completed in 1844 and a station, called Tiverton Road, was opened in Willand to serve the nearby town of Tiverton; this was renamed Tiverton Junction railway station when a branch line reached the town, and also became the junction for the Culm Valley Light Railway in 1876. Both branch lines had closed by 1975, and the station closed in 1986 when Tiverton Parkway was opened. The M5 motorway bypasses the village; junctions are at Cullompton and Tiverton Parkway. Adjacent to the railway line there is a large poultry processing factory, part of the 2 Sisters Food Group, which purchased it from Lloyd Maunder in 2008.A survey carried out in 2015–17 found that the location was subject to an annual uplift of 2 cm, the cause of which is unknown.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
410 hectares |
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Population |
3,477 (2021) |
Density |
849 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.7 |
Ward |
Lower Culm |
District |
Mid Devon |
Postcodes |
EX15 |
ONS ID |
E04003062 |
Council
Contact details for Willand Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Willand Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Willand Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Willand Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Willand Parish.
Local News
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Share views to shape Willand growth, residents urged
Published: 19th Apr 2024
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Major business park off M5 is well and truly thriving
Published: 15th Apr 2024
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Mid Devon road closures: three for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
Published: 8th Apr 2024