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 miles
- Bideford 15.5 miles
- Tavistock 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Holsworthy Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Milton & Tamarside Ward 1.2 miles
- Holsworthy Hamlets Parish 1.2 miles
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pyworthy Parish 2.1 miles
- Hollacombe Parish 2.1 miles
- Cookbury Parish 2.7 miles
- Clawton Parish 3.1 miles
- Pancrasweek Parish 3.5 miles
- Thornbury Parish 3.7 miles
- Bridgerule Parish 4.4 miles
- Sutcombe Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Holsworthy
EX22 6BY, EX22 6FW, EX22 6AY, EX22 6HW, EX22 6GH, EX22 6EH, EX22 6HX, EX22 6EF, EX22 9AQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.1 miles
- Exeter International Airport 41.4 miles
- Meldon Railway Station 15.6 miles
- Okehampton Railway Station 16.5 miles
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 miles
- Millook Haven Harbour 10.2 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 14 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 14.2 miles
- Buckator Beach Beach 15.6 miles
- Brightley Priory Historic site 16.4 miles