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Numbers beginning 77 are area code 01363
Administration
Crediton Town Council, Council Offices, Market Street Tel: 773717
www.crediton.gov.uk
Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton
Tel: 01884 255255
Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter Tel: 0845
1551015
MP Mel Stride email: mel.stride.mp@parliament.uk Tel: 020 7219 7037
Tel: 01392 823336
Allotment sites
Barnfield; Exhibition Road; Moffat’s land, off Newcombes Meadow
Contact: Crediton Town Council, Council Offices, Market Street Tel:
773717
Other allotment sites are managed by estates and parish councils
in the locality.
Cemetery/Crematorium
Crediton Cemetery, Old Tiverton Road. Burial authority MDDC
Tel: 01884 255255
Exeter and Devon Crematorium, Topsham Road, EX2 6EU Tel: 01392 255631
Children and family services
Crediton Area Children’s Centre, Newcombes Tel: 777219
Churches and places of worship
Community Church Tel: 0845 626 2029
Congregational Church, High Street Tel: 772605
Holy Cross Church Parish Office, Boniface Centre, Church Lane Tel:
773226
Methodist Church, Union Road Tel: 772441
Roman Catholic Church of St Boniface, Park Road Tel: 01392 271191
Citizens Advice Bureau
Council Offices, Market Street Tel: 778410
Commerce
Crediton is home to a variety of companies and business enterprises
located within the town itself and on the Lords Meadow industrial
estate. Some are long established local firms serving the town and
its hinterland some have world-wide reputations with many exporting
overseas. The largely independently owned High Street shops offer
a range of individual services and local and international produce.
The Farmers’ Market, held on the first Saturday of the month
on the Town Square, brings a variety of fresh local produce directly
to the shopping centre.
Crediton Chamber of Commerce Tel: 774706
Lords Meadow Business Forum Tel: 777567
Farmer’s Market www.creditonfarmersmarket.com Tel: 775928
Community groups and local information
For information and advice about the locality, contact the Council
Offices,
Market Street. For information about local and county-wide attractions,
and for accommodation in and near Crediton, contact Tourist Information.
Tourist Information Point, The Book Shop, 100 High Street Tel: 774740
The Volunteer Centre, 10 Market Street Tel: 777711
Sustainable Crediton, Well Cottage, Cheriton Fitzpaine, EX17 4HG
www.sustainablecrediton.org.uk email: info@sustainablecrediton.org.uk
Dental surgeries
James Hull Dental Care, 110 High Street Tel: 772020
Wisteria Dental Practice, Western Road Tel: 773377
Park House Dental Practice, 3 Union Terrace Tel: 777202
Education
Nurseries
Early Birds Day Nursery, Old Landscore, Greenway Tel: 773837
Leapfrogs Day Nursery, Old Haywards Court, East Street Tel: 776474
Pippins Pre School, Methodist Church Hall Tel: 772474
Sunflower Day Nursery, 82 High Street Tel: 777020
Primary Schools
Hayward’s Primary School, East Street Tel: 772970
Landscore Primary School, Threshers Tel: 772018
Secondary School
Queen Elizabeth’s Community College:
Upper School, Western Road Tel: 773401
Lower School, Barnfield Tel: 775871
Fire service
Crediton Fire Station, Charlotte Street
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Exeter Tel: 01392
872200
GP surgeries
Chiddenbrook Surgery, Threshers Tel: 772227
Newcombes Surgery, Newcombes Tel: 772263
Housing Associations
Newcombes Housing Association, 5 Parr House, 1 Lennard Road Tel:
776529
Hospital
(no Accident and Emergency treatment)
Crediton Hospital, Western Road Tel: 775588
Library
Belle Parade Tel: 772578
Pharmacies
Boots, 126 High Street Tel: 772062
Lloyds Pharmacy, Threshers Tel: 772841
Lifestyle Pharmacy, High Street Tel: 773030
 Police
The nearest police stations are in Exeter, Tiverton, Okehampton.
Non urgent enquiries Tel: 0845 2777444
Post office
7A Market Street Tel: 772527
Recreation and leisure
Crediton offers opportunities for a wide variety of sports including
rugby, football, bowls and golf all with their own clubs and facilities.
The Leisure Centre has facilities for indoor sports and the town’s
swimming pool.
There are regular arts activities and events throughout the year
in music and drama in both indoor venues and in the open air at
Shobrooke Park and the Town Square.
Bowls Club Tel: 776118
Crediton United Football Club, Clubhouse,
Commercial Road, Lords Meadow Tel: 774671
Golf club Tel: 773025
Rugby Football Club, Exhibition Road Tel: 772784
Lords Meadow Leisure Centre Tel: 776190
Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society Tel: 773846
Crediton Arts Centre, East Street Tel: 773260
www.creditonartscentre.org; email: info@creditonartscentre.org;
St Boniface Concert Society Tel: 773472
Crediton Museum and Heritage Society, Old Town Hall Tel: 772866
Recycling
Punchbowl Recycling Centre EX17 5BP
Registry
The Great House, St. Peter Street, Tiverton Tel: 0845 1551002
Residential/Nursing Homes
Dean View, Dean Street Tel: 775333
Hillbrow Residential Care Ltd, 1 Park Road Tel: 773055
Kenwyn Residential Home, Albert Road Tel: 772670
St Lawrence Residential Home, Churchill Drive Tel: 773173
Valona, 1 Cockles Rise Tel: 776331
Woodcote Residential and Retirement Home, Western Road Tel: 775068
Transport
Train: a regular service operates from Crediton
to Barnstable and Exeter
St David’s where it connects with mainline national services.
Buses: regular services operate to and from Exeter;
other services include Tiverton, Okehampton, Hatherleigh and Barnstaple;
a full list of bus operators, services and timetables may be obtained
from the Tourist Information Point, 100 High Street and the Council
Offices
The Town bus service 607 operates Monday to Saturday
and covers all parts of the town. The timetable and routes are available
from the Council Offices, Market Street.
Crediton and District Community Transport, 10 Market Street Tel:
773303
Toilets
St Lawrence Green, Union Road and Market Street
Twinning
Crediton is twinned with Avranches, Normandy, France. It has friendship
links with Dockkum in the Netherlands where St Boniface was martyred
and with Fulda in Germany where his ministry was based.
For further information contact Crediton Town Council Tel: 773717
Youth
Crediton Youth Centre, Old Hayward School Tel: 772410
Annual events
June: The Flower Festival, Holy Cross Church
The Food Festival, Town Square
July: Floral Crediton Competition
August: Bowls Club Tournament, Newcombes Meadow
December: Christmas Tree Festival, Holy Cross Church
Crediton Arts Centre, Christmas Fayre, Town Square
Halls for hire and meeting rooms
Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Bookings Tel: 772536
Congregational Church, High Street Tel: 772449
Methodist Church Hall, Union Road, Tel: 772504
Old Town Hall, High Street, Tel: 772006
Rugby club, Exhibition Road (out of season) Tel: 772784
Football club, Lords Meadow (out of season) Tel: 774671
QECC (various facilities) Tel: 773401
The Arts Centre, East Street Tel: 773260
Crediton Community Transport, 10 Market Street Tel: 773303
Useful publications
The following may be obtained from the Council Offices, Market Street
or the Tourist Information Point, The Bookshop, 100 High Street:
Fair Trade leaflet: shops, businesses and organisations
selling fair trade goods
Footpath routes: in and around Crediton
Access Guide: to shops, businesses and public buildings
in Crediton and district
Travel information: bus and train routes and timetables
Local media
Crediton Courier, 102 High Street Tel: 774263
Mid Devon Gazette Series, Tiverton Town Hall,
2 St Andrews Street, Tiverton EX16 6PF Tel: 01884 252725
Western Morning News Tel: 01752 765538
Radio Devon Tel: 01752 229201
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