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27 May 2010
Devon Perspectives
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devon places »
- affetonancestral home of the Stucleys deep in the heart of rural Mid Devon
- belstoneattractive village on Dartmoor's northern edge
- bickleighold-world charm in the Exe valley near Tiverton
- brixhamhaunt of fishermen and seafarers of yore
- budleigh saltertonfamed for red cliffs and bun-sized pebbles
- chagfordpicturesque Dartmoor town with an industrial past
- great torringtonscene of Devon's bloodiest Civil War battle
- lundy islandDevon's northern outpost
- okehamptonhistoric town on Dartmoor's northern flank
- sheepwashattractive village in the rural heartland of North Devon
- tetcottenchanting hamlet in Devon's far west
- totnesEngland's second oldest borough
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devon characters »
- on charles babbageReflections on the computer pioneer with strong links to Devon
- on william crossingA look at the life and writings of the renowned authority on Dartmoor and its anquities
- on john hawleyThe life and times of Dartmouth's heroic privateer
- on james northcoteHighlights of the long life of Plymouth's noted artist and raconteur
- on james perrottAn appreciation of the renowned 19th century Dartmoor guide
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devon villains »
- sir john fitzThe story of the decline and fall of a tormented soul
- thomas bensonThe deceitful North Devon merchant trader who exploited Lundy Island
- bampfylde moore carewRevealing some of the many exploits of Devon's most notorious trickster
- sir lewis stukeleyChronicling the shameful betrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh by 'Judas' Stukeley
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devon antiquities »
- belstone nine maidensThe 'dancing stones' legend mentions a circle of nine round this Bronze age burial chamber; in reality there are more
- heywood castleAbout the earthwork remains of two nearby Norman fortifications
- scorhill stone circleThe only standing stone circle on Dartmoor that has not been restored
- spinster's rockThe finest example in Devon of a neolithic dolmen
- devon history »
- devon oddities »
- dartmoor gallerya visual tour of the River Dart on Dartmoor
- reed combing galleryimages of reed combing in Mid Devon
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