Exwick Ward
This map shows the boundary of Exwick Ward. The northern boundary generally follows the boundary of the old parish of St Thomas the Apostle, just north of Exwick wood and Exwick Barton. The eastern boundary runs down the centre of the River Exe as far as Blackaller Weir, which is the weir underneath the new Millers Crossing bridge near the 'Mill on the Exe' pub. The southern boundary runs across the Flowerpot playing fields and up Isleworth Road to Nadderbrook. The western boundary goes up Nadderbrook, cuts east at Whitestone Cross and then goes north to the western edge of Exwick Wood.
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
Exwick is an electoral ward with an area of just over 1.5 square miles. It is the third largest ward in Exeter and, with a total of 6515 voters on the 2009 electoral register, also has the third highest number of voters. The area code for Exwick ward is 18UCFY - the 18 signifies Devon, UC is Exeter and FY is Exwick. (For more information about electoral wards and administrative areas see the Office of National Statistics website.) Wards are the official electoral areas of England for electing local government councillors, and the residents of Exwick ward can vote for three City councillors and one County councillor to represent them. Wards are also used for statistical purposes: Most of the official statistics available about Exwick are at ward level, and many of these can be found at Devon County Council's Facts and Figures pages.
There is more information about Exeter City Council and Devon County Council and how they affect Exwick on my Bureaucracy page.