Crediton is a community and also civil parish in the Mid Devon area of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple roadway at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, concerning 7 miles (11 km) north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837, increasing to 7,835 at the 2011 Census. Crediton has two electoral wards (Boniface and Lawrence). The mixed population of these wards at the 2011 Census was 7,600. The community is situated in the narrow vale of the River Creedy, in between two high hills and is split into two parts, the north or old town (Peoples park, QECC etc.) as well as the south and east or brand-new community. (QECC Barnfield, Saxon Close etc.) In the very early 20th century shoe-making, sun tanning, farming profession, tin-plating and also the manufacture of confectionery and cider had actually superseded the previous big woollen and serge markets. The creamery as well as dairy products in Crediton has actually constantly lain beside the church, yet to allow its item to be distributed better, the firm ran a transport depot that was located in the goods yard of the railway station. On a daily basis, a train of three or more Milk Container Wagons would be loaded from trucks, and afterwards taken to London by either the Great Western Railway or the Southern Railway. Express Dairies sold the creamery and a comparable system in Kirkcudbright, Scotland in July 2002 to Milk Web link, which both already generated UHT milk.