Feniton is a village and civil parish in East Devon the English county of Devon. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Honiton, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Ottery St Mary, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Talaton. The parish of Feniton also incorporates the hamlets of Colesworthy, Higher Cheriton and Curscombe, and covers an area of 644 hectares (1591 acres). At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,796, which was estimated to have risen to 1,916 by 2005. The population of Feniton parish was 1,568 at the 2011 Census. The 2012 draft East Devon Local Plan recorded 716 houses within the Built Up Area Boundary. Feniton is a major part of the electoral ward called Feniton and Buckerell. The total population of this ward at the above census was 2,274.