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

• There has been significant population growth since 1991 in the parish of Holsworthy. This increase is greater than the growth in the district and the county. The population is around 1,500.
• Unemployment levels in the market town area are lower than county average and national average.
• Claim rates for Income Support in Holsworthy market town area are below average. Job Seekers Allowance claim rates in the market town area are similar to the district average.
• The number of households with an annual income of less than £20,000 in the parish of Holsworthy is significantly higher than district and county averages.
• The percentage of employment by industry sector for those living in the market town area highlights the main sectors of employment as Agriculture, hunting & forestry and wholesale & retail. This represents over a third of employment in the market town area.
• Achievement rates for GCSEs at grades A* to C were better than average and this time children living outside of Holsworthy parish fared worse than those living in the parish.
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