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Holsworthy is situated near the county border with Cornwall. It lies on the River Deer, a tributary of the Tamar.

Holsworthy is a historic market town with hundreds of years of history and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The town hosts the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is famous for being one of the only churches in the country with the Devil in the window. It also gained fame for SS Wesley's music, Holsworthy church bells - composed for the chiming drum.

It has a thriving outdoor Pannier Market on a Wednesday, along with one of the largest livestock markets in the South West of England. Holsworthy is twinned with Aunay-sur-Odon, Calvados, France.

Key Stats

• The population of the Holsworthy Devon Town area for 2009 is 14331
• In the last 10 years, the population has increased by 15.55%
• Claimant counts for November 2008 were approximately 35 people
• Job Seekers Allowance for the area reached 0.4% of the working age population in November 2008
• District claimant count figures for 2008 showed a claimant count of 2.31% of the working age population
• The Average income in 2008 for the Holsworthy Devon Town area is £28067.92 per household
• Average house price for the area in 2007 was recorded as £250,775.64
• There were 140 year 11 pupils in this area in 2007
• 70.0% of year 11 pupils attained 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in 2007
• There are 116 year 6 pupils throughout the Holsworthy Devon Town area in 2007
• 85.1% of pupils attained KS2 Level 4+ in 2007
• For statistical profiles of the Holsworthy please click here