Heanton Punchardon

Heanton Punchardon
Heanton Punchardon  Heanton Punchardon shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SS5035
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSTAPLE
Postcode district	EX31
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Devon
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Heanton Punchardon is a village near Braunton, Devon. Historically it formed part of Braunton Hundred. It falls within Barnstaple Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B. F. Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 418 in 1801 and 404 in 1901. Figures for other years are available on the local studies website.

Commonwealth War Graves

Heanton Punchardon was one mile from the RAF Chivenor and during World War II, St. Augustine Churchyard was enlarged to accommodate a war graves plot in the new ground. The churchyard contains two burials of the First World War and 85 from the Second World War. There are also 38 post war air force burials and one Italian war grave. In total there are 126 military casualties buried.

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