Charles
The church of St John the Baptist at Charles
Charles Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SS6822935098
Civil parish	Brayford
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTH MOLTON
Postcode district	EX32 7
Dialling code	01769
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Devon
List of places UK England Devon 51°06′00″N 3°53′00″W / 51.100000°N 3.883333°W / 51.100000; -3.883333

Charles is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brayford, in the North Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is South Molton, which lies approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) south-east from the hamlet, just off the A399 road. In 1961 the parish had a population of 203.^[1] On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Brayford.^[2]