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Places of Interest in Widecombe
This page provides a map of the village centre and details on some of the places of interest in Widecombe. More will be added in due course. Please see the map below for Widecombe Village Centre landmarks. Some Places of Interest The Church House and Sexton’s Cottage The Church House and the adjoining Sexton’s Cottage…
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The Church House
The information shown here is taken, with permission, from The National Trust leaflet about The Church House. The National Trust Sextons Cottage Widecombe in the Moor Devon TQ13 7TA Telephone: 01364-621321 The Church House is thought to have been built around the same time as the Church Tower, c. 1540. EXTERIOR The Church House is…
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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 Copies may be available from the Sexton’s Cottage Gallery and Gift Shop in Widecombe Kindle and Amazon hardback and…
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Things New and Old Item 1: Widecombe Parish
This is item one from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List THE PARISH OF WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR THIS parish occupies a central position in South Devon, lying exactly half-way between Exeter and Plymouth, as the crow is said to fly. For county governmental…
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Things New and Old Item 19: Two Literary Worthies of Widecombe
This is the nineteenth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List TWO LITERARY WORTHIES OF WIDECOMBE. WHEN the news of the victory of Waterloo penetrated to Widecombe, it found the parishioners mourning the recent loss of their gifted vicar, the…
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Things New and Old Item 14: Reminiscences of Widecombe Between Thirty and Forty Years Ago
This is the eleventh item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) REMINISCENCES OF WIDECOMBE BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY YEARS AGO. “ Eheu ! fugaces Postume, Postume, Labuntur anni.” – “ The flying years ! the flying years !” ABOUT thirty-four years ago, the writer…
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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…
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Things To Do In Widecombe
This page provides details on some of the things you can do in Widecombe. Please contact the organisations directly (not us) to make any booking arrangements. Thank you. What’s On Our What’s On page provides details on some of the activities occurring in Widecombe during the year Walking If you fancy a walk then there…
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A Day Out in Widecombe
Click on any picture to view a larger image, then click on ‘Back’ at the top of your browser in order to return to the text. For a map of the area covered by this walk, please click here. After you have parked in the car park, have a wander around the village green. There…
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Artefact Hunt
Some of these artefacts are shown here as picture clues to help you explore for them and also to try to work out what they are. In this context ‘artefact’ means something that is man-made and is lying in the landscape either in use or not, in its original location or not. If we think…