Religion
Ivybridge has six churches. St John's Church (Anglican) is the parish church situated near the Ivy Bridge. There is also a Baptist church, a Methodist church, and Ivybridge Congregational Church. On the western outskirts of the town is a Roman Catholic church and school — St Austin's Priory. The Salvation Army church is held in Chapel Place — the former town hall of Ivybridge.
In 2001, 78.55% of the population stated that they were Christian, 14.73% stated as no religion and 6.33% did not state their religion. Furthermore there were a few people stating other religions: 0.07 (9 people) as Muslim, 0.07% (8 people) stated as Buddhist, 0.05% (6 people) as Jewish, 0.02% (3 people) as Hindu, 0 as Sikh and 0.17 (21 people) as other religions.
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