| Wolborough | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church, Wolborough | |
  Wolborough Location withinDevon | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| 50°31′31″N3°37′01″W / 50.52528°N 3.61694°W /50.52528; -3.61694 | |
Wolborough is a village and formercivil parish, now in the parish ofNewton Abbot, in theTeignbridge district, in the county ofDevon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot.[1][2]
The parish of Wolborough historically included the town of Newton Abbot.[3] When district councils were established in 1894, Wolborough was included in the Newton AbbotUrban District. As a parish in an urban district Wolborough was classed as anurban parish and so was not given a parish council, instead being directly administered by Newton Abbot Urban District Council. The civil parish of Wolborough was eventually abolished on 1 April 1974 when the three parishes within Newton Abbot Urban District (Wolborough,Highweek andMilber) were united as a single parish called Newton Abbot within the new Teignbridge district.[4][5][6] In 1951 the parish had a population of 8517.[7]
In the 2020s there are plans to expand the settlement with 1,100 homes and supporting infrastructure.[8]
