{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |static_image = St Gregory's church, Harpford - geograph.org.uk - 179454.jpg |static_image_caption=St Gregory's church, Harpford |coordinates = {{coord|50.705|-3.289|display=inline,title}} |population = |official_name = Harpford |civil_parish = Newton Poppleford and Harpford |shire_county = Devon |shire_district = East Devon |region = South West England |post_town = Sidmouth |postcode_district =EX10 |postcode_area = EX |dial_code = 01395 |constituency_westminster= Honiton and Sidmouth |os_grid_reference= SY091902 }}
'''Harpford''' is a small village in the civil parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the east side of the River Otter, less than 1 mile north east of the larger village of Newton Poppleford.
Harpford was an ancient parish. The parish was a strip parish, which included Harpford Hill and Harpford Common some 1.5 miles west of the village, and another area of Harpford Common 1.5 miles east of the village.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Harpford/ParishMap.html |title=Genuki: Harpford parish map |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062743/http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Harpford/ParishMap.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Harpford became a civil parish in 1866, and on 1 April 1935 the parish was enlarged by the addition of the more populous parish of Newton Poppleford and the smaller parish of Venn Ottery.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10053936 Vision of Britain website]</ref> On 1 May 1968 the merged parish was renamed from "Harpford" to "Newton Poppleford and Harpford".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/devon%20central.html|title=Devon Central Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref> In 1931 the parish of Harpford (prior to the merge) had a population of 303.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10053936/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Newton Poppleford and Harpford CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref>
St Gregory's Church was mentioned in 1205,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Harpford/ |title=Genuki website |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051053/http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Harpford/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> although the earliest part of the fabric of the present church is dated to the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1141405 |accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref>
The East Devon Way path passes through the village, and through Harpford Woods east of the village.
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Category:Villages in Devon Category:Former civil parishes in Devon Category:East Devon