 Cullompton ( / <unk> / ) is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon , England , locally known as Cully . It is 13 miles ( 21 km ) miles north @-@ east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm . In 2011 the parish as a whole had a population of 8 @,@ 499 while the built @-@ up area of the town had a population of 7 @,@ 439 
