Charles is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

, now in the parish of

Brayford Brayford is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, situated about from South Molton and from Barnstaple. It lies on Exmoor and sits beneath open areas of common land. It is a small rural community and in the surrounding area are many ...

, in the

North Devon North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. North Devon Council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth ...

district of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, England. Its nearest town is

South Molton South Molton is a town in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district. The town is on the River Mole. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of South Molton had a population of 4,093, increasing to 5,108 at the ...

, which lies approximately south-east from the hamlet, just off the

A399 road List of A roads in Great Britain, A roads in List of A roads zones in Great Britain, zone 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 road (England), A3 and south of the A4 road (England), A4 (roads beginning with 3). Single- and double-digit r ...

. In 1961 the parish had a population of 203. On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Brayford.

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