The gleaming spire of Buckfastleigh Church stands proudly on the hill rising high above the small market town of Buckfastleigh and the famous Buckfast Abbey. What isn’t obvious from a distance is that this ancient church is just an empty shell - a ruin, albeit a fairly well preserved one. It is the ...
Buckfastleigh Church & Richard Cabell’s Tomb: The Inspiration for the Hound of the Baskervilles
Does Bovey Tracey Parish Church really have links to Thomas Becket and Henry VII?
Fact and fiction become almost inseparable the further you delve into the distant past and this is particularly true in the case of the Parish Church in Bovey Tracey. According to local folklore, the parish church was built as a penance by the descendant of one of the perpetrators of Thomas Becket’s ...
Meavy: Home to an ancient Royal Oak planted during King John’s reign
Few people have ever heard of Meavy, a small attractive village located in a remote area of Dartmoor. It’s here that you can discover an ancient oak that was planted during the reign of King John or maybe even a century earlier before the village church was consecrated. Meavy - A pretty Dartmoor ...
Wolford Chapel: A Canadian Memorial to John Graves Simcoe in Devon
Hidden away, deep in the rural Devon countryside, is an important piece of early Canadian history. A place where the Maple Leaf flies proudly alongside the diminutive Wolford Chapel which was built by the Simcoe family. It’s the final resting place of John Graves Simcoe who was a key figure in the ...
Seven Awe-Inspiring Prehistoric Sites in Wiltshire to Visit
No visit to Wiltshire could possibly be complete without viewing at least one of the many awe-inspiring prehistoric sites to be discovered within the county. There are a multitude to choose from but below is a small list of some of the most well-loved Prehistoric sites in Wiltshire. Wiltshire ...
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