#1Famous people · Offwell, Devon
Offwell, birthplace of the British bishop Edward Copleston
In 1776, the British bishop Edward Copleston was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Within 8 mi, Sidmouth lists the most: 16, with Edmund Leach first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Edward Copleston
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Edward Copleston
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Offwell
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Sidmouth, with 16.
ELSidmouth · 8 miEdmund Leach & 15 more
Honiton · 2 miJoanne Pavey & 14 more
Ottery St Mary · 6 miSamuel Taylor Coleridge & 10 moreJDSeaton · 6 miJohn Denham & 5 more
Colyton · 5 miSir George Yonge, 5th Baronet & 4 more
Axminster · 7 miWilliam Buckland & 1 more
Dunkeswell · 6 miHenry ScaddingWWBeer · 7 miWilliam Henry Woodgate
Honiton · 2 miJoanne Pavey & 14 moreOttery St Mary · 6 miSamuel Taylor Coleridge & 10 moreJDSeaton · 6 miJohn Denham & 5 moreColyton · 5 miSir George Yonge, 5th Baronet & 4 moreAxminster · 7 miWilliam Buckland & 1 moreDunkeswell · 6 miHenry ScaddingWWBeer · 7 miWilliam Henry WoodgateQuestions about famous people from Offwell
Who is the most famous person from Offwell?
Edward Copleston (British bishop (1776–1849)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Offwell?
1 people born in Offwell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Offwell known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Offwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Offwell’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Edward Copleston: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Pavey: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Samuel Cousins / After Washington Allston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet: Edmund Scott, published by Samuel William Fores, after Mather Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Buckland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Scadding: w:J.J. Millikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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