Silverton is a large village, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Exeter, in the English county of Devon. It is one of the oldest villages in Devon and dates from the first years of the Saxon occupation. In the year 2001, its population was 1,905,recounted to 1,494 at the United Kingdom Census 2011. The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 1,875 at the above census. It has three pubs: The Lamb, The Three Tuns and the Silverton Inn.The Church, dating back to the fourteenth century, is dedicated to St Mary. It has a full set of bells which are rung regularly. Inside the pews have doors at the end of each row which is unusual in this area. The village also bears a further two churches - an Evangelical and a Methodist church, both are popular with social and youth clubs.