Crediton
Crediton is a community and 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 road to Tiverton, concerning 7 miles (11 km) north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837, raising to 7,835 at the 2011 Census. Crediton has 2 electoral wards (Boniface and Lawrence). The consolidated population of these wards at the 2011 Census was 7,600. The community is situated in the slim vale of the River Creedy, in between two steep hills as well as is split into two parts, the north or old town (Peoples park, QECC etc.) as well as the south as well as eastern or new town. (QECC Barnfield, Saxon Close etc.) In the early 20th century shoe-making, sun tanning, farming profession, tin-plating and the manufacture of confectionery and cider had actually superseded the previous big woollen and also serge markets. The creamery and also milk in Crediton has actually always been located alongside the church, however to enable its item to be distributed even more, the company ran a transportation depot that was located in the goods backyard of the railway station. Every day, a train of 3 or more Milk Tank Wagons would certainly be loaded from trucks, and then required to London by either the Great Western Railway or the Southern Railway. Express Dairies marketed the creamery and also a similar unit in Kirkcudbright, Scotland in July 2002 to Milk Web link, which both already generated UHT milk.
