Crediton is a historic market town and civil parish in Mid Devon, Devon, England, set on the banks of the River Creedy. It grew as an ecclesiastical and wool-trading centre and is best known as the birthplace of the early medieval missionary St Boniface; the parish church dedicated to St Mary and St Boniface is a striking medieval building that anchors the town. Much of its character survives in narrow streets, independent shops and a regular farmers' market that underline its market-town roots.
Today the local economy mixes agriculture, small-scale engineering and service businesses, with many people commuting to nearby Exeter. The town is well placed for country pursuits, with easy access to Dartmoor and the North Devon coast, and is served by a railway linking to Exeter and Barnstaple, keeping a blend of rural calm and good regional connections.
Postcode districts covering Crediton
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 7.7 miles
- Torquay 21.6 miles
- Paignton 24.1 miles
- Newton Abbot 18 miles
- Exmouth 15.7 miles
- Tiverton 11.2 miles
- Teignmouth 17.4 miles
- Sidmouth 19.4 miles
- Honiton 19.9 miles
- Kingsteignton 16.4 miles
- Dawlish 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crediton Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Crediton Boniface Ward 0.2 miles
- Crediton Lawrence Ward 0.5 miles
- Upton Hellions Parish 1.5 miles
- Sandford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Shobrooke Parish 2.6 miles
- Yeo Ward 2.8 miles
- Newton St. Cyres Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Stockleigh Pomeroy Parish 3.5 miles
- Sandford & Creedy Ward 3.7 miles
- Tedburn St. Mary Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Pathfinder Village Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Crediton
EX17 1HG, EX17 1DF, EX17 3FG, EX17 2EJ, EX17 2BZ, EX17 3LJ, EX17 9AZ, EX17 1EW, EX17 3DX … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 11.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 44.2 miles
- Crediton Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Newton St Cyres Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Exeter Coach Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Crediton Ad
- The Ship Hotel 0.2 miles
- Mill on the Exe 4 6.8 miles
- The Turks Head 7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre 3 6.9 miles
- The Royal Oak Inn 6.8 miles
- Hotel Indigo Exeter 4 7 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Exeter 4 7.2 miles
- Queens Court Hotel 3 6.6 miles
- Hotel Du Vin Exeter 4 7.3 miles
- Southernhay House Hotel 5 7.2 miles
Schools in Crediton
- Hayward's Primary School Primary
- Landscore Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Secondary
Local points of interest
- Raddon Hills Hill 4.5 miles
- Stoke Woods Forest 6.4 miles
- University of Exeter University 6.4 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 6.9 miles
- St James Park Stadium 7 miles
- Killerton Estate 8.3 miles
- Bishops Court Estate 10.2 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Brightley Priory Historic site 14.7 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 15.5 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 17.4 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.4 miles