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Beaford is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village is about five miles south-east of Great Torrington , on the A3124 road towards Exeter . According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 393, compared to 428 in 1901. [ 1 ]
It was established as The Beaford Centre in 1966 by John Lane for the Dartington Hall Trust.The organisation is now based in Bridge Chambers, Barnstaple. [1] It promotes and supports the arts in rural north Devon - an area of 799 square miles [ 2 ] bounded by Dartmoor, Exmoor, and the Atlantic west coast.
Britain's smallest pub measuring just 5 metres by 2 metres (16.5 ft by 6.5 ft), according to the Guinness Book of Records. [7] The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. [8] In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. [9] The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to ...
The pub was originally called "The Globe" and dates back to 1731. It has also been known as "Dukes", before becoming "The Four Bars Inn" and later an Irish themed bar called "Dempseys". [1] The jazz club was founded by Jed Williams in 1987, who was also musical director of the Brecon Jazz Festival. [2]
The Globe Inn near Looe railway station on the Looe Valley Line ale trail. The Looe Valley Line Rail Ale Trail was the third pilot scheme, launched early in 2004, and covering 11 pubs between Liskeard and Looe. Seven of the pubs are in Looe and two in Liskeard.
The Pack o' Cards in 2017. The Pack o' Cards is a historic house built about 1690 in Combe Martin in North Devon.Today it is a public house and hotel. [1] It is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England.
Baptised 29 Jun 1809, Alverdiscott, Devon, and died 21 Nov 1872 at Woolleigh. He was a yeoman [31] farmer, who married Hannah Hooper (1806-15 Dec 1877), who was born at Dowland in Devon, [32] only daughter of Henry Hooper of Beaford. [33] In the 1851 census he was resident at Woolleigh and farming 560 acres and employing 12 men.
Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, [1] compared to 1,079 in 1901. [2] The population of the electoral ward in 2011 was 2,068. [3]