[3] Nine more bishops ruled here until 1050, when Leofric obtained papal permission from Pope Leo IX to transfer the seat to Exeter,[3] a more culturally aware, larger and walled town.

Since 1897 Crediton has been the seat of a suffragan bishopric in the Diocese of Exeter; from 2004 until 2012 this was Robert Evens,[4] between 2012 and 2015 it was Nick McKinnel (who was translated to the Anglican See of Plymouth).

[6] At the Domesday survey (1086) much of the land was still uncultivated, but its prosperity increased, and in 1269 each of the twelve prebends of the collegiate church had a house and farmland within the parish.

[2] The jury of the borough are mentioned in 1275, and Crediton returned two members to parliament during the reign of Edward I,[7] in 1306–07, though it was never afterwards represented again.

A borough seal dated 1469 is extant, but the corporation is not mentioned in the grant made by Edward VI of the church to twelve principal inhabitants.

The borough and manor were granted by Elizabeth I to William Killigrew in 1595, but there is no indication of town organization then or in 1630, and in the 18th century Crediton was governed by commissioners.

[12] He was closely followed by Charles I who arrived on 27 July to review the army gathered there by his nephew, Prince Maurice, before returning to Exeter for a council of war.

[14] On Sunday 14 August 1743, a great fire started, completely destroying High Street and buildings in the "West Town".

In the early 20th century shoe-making, tanning, agricultural trade, tin-plating and the manufacture of confectionery and cider had superseded the former large woollen and serge industries.

[20] Bristow's of Devon, founded in 1932 was one of the town's main employers but was closed in 2011 after owner New McCowan's went into administration.

The factory, on Lords Meadow Industrial Estate, was reopened by Crediton Confectionery which has taken over the Bristow's brand.

[21][22] In 2001 the Crediton area was given priority status with regard to the government's Market and Coastal Towns Initiative, following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

), (affiliated to the FA) which fields both Men's and Women's teams in Senior and Junior competition in local leagues.