Welcome to Widecombe-in-the-Moor
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The Day the Devil Came to Dartmoor
Lawrence McNeela has set up a YouTube channel as a way to raise money for local food banks throughout Devon and Cornwall by sharing ghost stories from both counties. He recently posted a video about Widecombe and the legend of the experiences of Jan Reynolds during the great storm of 1638. We are pleased to…
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Widecombe Fair Origins
Please Visit the official Widecombe Fair Website for full details, including dates for this year’s fair, normally the second Tuesday in September. In the Woolman’s Exeter and Plymouth Gazette dated Saturday, October 19th, 1850, it was announced that on the following Friday a Free Fair would be held on the Green adjoining the Church Yard…
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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 Books and Links
Some Good Books Title Author Publisher Date ISBN Widecombe-in-the-Moor A Pictorial History of a Dartmoor Village Stephen H Woods Devon Books 1996 0 86114 908 4 Early Dartmoor Farmhouses Longhouses in Widecombe Elizabeth Gawne & Jenny Sanders Orchard Publication 1998 1 898964 31 9 An Exploration of Dartmoor and its Antiquities JHW Page Seeley and…
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About Widecombe
Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a large parish (by area) located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon in the United Kingdom. The village of Widecombe lies within the beautiful valley of the East Webburn river (stream!). Its name is thought to derive from ‘Withy-combe’ which means Willow Valley. Please use the links below to…
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Widecombe Picture of the Month
We would like you to send us your pictures to be considered for publication on this page. In the first instance, please contact us and we will respond with an email address that you can use. Please click on any picture to display a larger image. Click on ‘Back’ when you have finished to return…
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Widecombe Snow 2000
We had a wonderful White Christmas to mark the end of the year 2000 and couldn’t resist taking some pictures! As usual, click on the images for a larger view. The snow brought predictable chaos as hundreds of people descended on themoor for tobogganing etc, made worse by the fact that it was a holiday…
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Widecombe Soapbox
This is the page where we express our views on current controversies/plans. Much ground has been covered by the Widecombe Parish Appraisal Questionnaire and Responses, but there is always more to say. If you have a view you would like expressed, please email us. Speed Limits This appears to be a perennial problem. The main…
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Widecombe Stories
Uncle Tom Cobley Lightning Strikes the Church and Satan Visits! Jay’s Grave Some extracts from John Webber’s Poems Uncle Tom Cobley This Widecombe Fair Poem and Folk Song describes the ‘adventures’ of Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends and the fate that befell the poor old grey mare that they borrowedfrom Tom Pearce. It is…