Modern Day North Tawton
The town has become something of a centre for light industry. There are three significant employers in the town: the haulier Gregory Distribution, which grew from a local concern founded in the 1920s and now employs 300 locally, the Taw Valley Creamery--a cheese factory originally built by Express Dairies in 1974, employing over 100, and the pet products wholesaler Vital Pet Products, also employing over 100 people.
The population currently stands at around 1,750. This is small for a "town", but as a former market town North Tawton has retained this title, and is designated a Post Town by the Royal Mail.
There are a number of bus services:
- 315 - Barnstaple to Exeter
- 51/51A - Hatherleigh to Exeter
- 318 - Okehampton
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