West Putford, Holsworthy, EX22 7XE

West Putford is a small settlement and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish lies about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of the town of Holsworthy and is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of East Putford, a small part of Bulkworthy, Abbots Bickington, Sutcombe, Bradworthy and Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 181, compared to 216 in 1901. The eastern and northern boundaries of the parish mostly follow the River Torridge, over which is the 13th‑century Kismeldon Bridge. Tumuli on the high ground provide evidence for early inhabitants here.