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Dunstone
Dunstone is a small hamlet on the outskirts of Widecombe Village, about half a mile south of the village centre. It was originally a Saxon settlement. Dunstone is mentioned in the Domesday book, when the manor was handed over to Ralph de Pomeroy. (Please see Devon Domesday Book.) At this time it was known as DUNESTANETUNA. We…
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Widecombe’s Ancient Landscape
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A book of 171 pages with 95 illustrations in full colour Written by Roger Claxton The perfect companion for exploring Widecombe village, the valley and the surrounding moorland All sales profits are donated to local causes A very limited number of copies of the printed book are available for local readers at £11.00 (plus postage)…
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The Lords of Widecombe and Farmers of Bonehill
Unpublished data & maps found recently by Whitten reveal who controlled worked and raised families in the isolated East Webburn Valley (Dartmoor National Park) and changes from earliest times to present. There were dramatic lordship events; general change increased through 19th century until present as reflected by farmers’ families. The Lords of Widecombe and Farmers…
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Things New and Old Item 3: All Round Widecombe
This is item three from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876). ALL ROUND WIDECOMBE Widecombe-in-the-Moor-the wide combe or valley in the Forest of Dartmoor, is a place as well worth knowing as exists inbroad Devonshire. You may reach it from Bovey Tracey railway station by…