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The twin markets of Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel continued until they were merged in 1633 as a Wednesday weekly market under the control of Bradley Manor. By 1751 it had been joined by a smaller Saturday market and three annual fairs: a cattle fair on 24 June, a cheese and onion fair in September, and a cloth fair on 6 November.
The building was commissioned as a corn exchange by the Newton Abbot local board.It formed part of a broader programme of improvements, which also included a new market hall, and, after being authorised by act of parliament in 1868, [2] was facilitated by diverting the River Lemon into a culvert.
The Newton Abbot site is the largest of the four and covers over 100 acres (0.4 km 2) of land. It has several independent businesses. A garden centre, the largest in the south west, [2] was opened on the site in 2009, [3] followed in 2010 by a new restaurant. [4] In October 2004, a large fire broke out in the main building of the branch. [5]
It is a major employer in Newton Abbot, having 65 full-time and 100 part-time staff. [2] Some 30% of the staff have more than 20 years of continuous service with the firm. [1] In recent years the firm has taken steps to improve its environmental performance, installing LED lighting and 1,000 solar panels. [1]
ABBOTSKERSWELL, or Abbot's Carswell, is a pleasant village, two miles S. of Newton Abbot, and has in its parish 433 souls and 1600 acres of land, including several scattered houses and the hamlet of Aller, where there is a paper mill, on a rivulet 1 ½ mile from the church.
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Built about 1845, the house featured a Greek Revival portico. The house was home to a restaurant for many years, and was prominently visible from Interstate 95 in Newton. The property was taken by the state by eminent domain in 2003. The state sold the house for $1, provided the purchasers paid to move it.