Holsworthy is a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, close to the Cornish border. It sits by the River Deer amid rolling agricultural countryside and functions as a service centre for surrounding farms and villages, with coastal towns such as Bude within easy driving distance.
The town has a long market tradition and a compact centre of Georgian and Victorian buildings, with a local economy built around agriculture, small businesses and some commuting. It was once served by a branch railway until the mid-20th century, and today retains community institutions such as regular markets, local clubs and annual rural events that reflect its farming heritage.
Postcode districts covering Holsworthy
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Bideford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Tavistock 20.6 miles33.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Holsworthy Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Milton & Tamarside Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holsworthy Hamlets Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pyworthy Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hollacombe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cookbury Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Clawton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Pancrasweek Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Thornbury Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Bridgerule Parish 4.4 miles7 km
- Sutcombe Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Holsworthy
EX22 6ED, EX22 6BP, EX22 6BE, EX22 6EL, EX22 6HY, EX22 6AJ, EX22 6AU, EX22 6HZ, EX22 6EB … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.1 miles61.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 41.4 miles66.6 km
- Meldon Railway Station 15.6 miles25 km
- Okehampton Railway Station 16.5 miles26.6 km
Hotels in Holsworthy Ad
Schools in Holsworthy
- Holsworthy C of E Primary School Primary
- Holsworthy Community College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bude Haven Harbour 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 14 miles22.6 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Buckator Beach Beach 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km