Littleham, Exmouth

This article is about the village in East Devon. For the village in North Devon, see Littleham.

Littleham
Littleham is located in Devon
Littleham
Littleham
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50°37′20″N 3°22′24″W / 50.62222°N 3.37333°W / 50.62222; -3.37333

Littleham is an area of Exmouth and former civil parish, now in the parish of Exmouth, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.[1] It was historically a village, much older than Exmouth itself.[2] In 1961 the parish had a population of 7954.[3] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.[4]

The ecclesiastical parish is now known as Littleham-cum-Exmouth. The original parish church dates back to the 13th century and is dedicated to St Margaret and St Andrew. Frances Nelson, wife of Lord Nelson, is buried in the churchyard.[5] The newer parish church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1824.

Between 1903 and 1967 Littleham had its own railway station, on the Exmouth & Salterton Railway of the London and South Western Railway.

To the South of Littleham is Sandy Bay, with a large seaside caravan resort owned by Haven Holidays,[6] called Devon Cliffs.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Littleham, Exmouth". Littleham. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ Open Domesday: Littleham, Budleigh Hundred. Accessed 9 Oct 2022.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Littleham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Devon Central Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ Littleham Churchyard
  6. ^ "Devon Cliffs Holiday Park in Exmouth, Devon | Haven".
  7. ^ "Static Caravans for Sale at Devon Cliffs". Haven. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.