Crediton is a community as well as civil parish in the Mid Devon area of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 roadway to Tiverton, concerning 7 miles (11 kilometres) north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837, enhancing to 7,835 at the 2011 Census. Crediton has two electoral wards (Boniface and Lawrence). The consolidated population of these wards at the 2011 Census was 7,600. The town is positioned in the slim vale of the River Creedy, in between 2 steep hills and is split into two components, the north or old town (Peoples park, QECC and so on) and also the south and eastern or brand-new town. (QECC Barnfield, Saxon Close and so on) In the early 20th century shoe-making, sun tanning, agricultural profession, tin-plating and also the manufacture of confectionery and also cider had actually superseded the former big woollen and serge industries. The creamery and dairy in Crediton has always been located next to the church, however to allow its item to be dispersed even more, the business ran a transportation depot that was located in the goods backyard of the train station. On a daily basis, a train of three or even more Milk Storage Tank Wagons would certainly be loaded from trucks, and afterwards required to London by either the Great Western Railway or the Southern Railway. Express Dairies sold the creamery and a comparable device in Kirkcudbright, Scotland in July 2002 to Milk Web link, which both already created UHT milk.