Teignbridge
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| Teignbridge District | |
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| Image:DevonTeignbridge.png Shown within Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Devon |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 58th 673.87 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Newton Abbot |
| ONS code: | 18UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 155th 123,900 184 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.0% White |
| Politics | |
| Teignbridge District Council http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats + Independent |
| MPs: | Anthony Steen, Richard Younger-Ross |
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Newton Abbot.
Other towns in the district include Ashburton, Dawlish and Teignmouth. It is named for the old Teignbridge hundred.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth urban districts along with Newton Abbot Rural District and part of St Thomas Rural District.
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