Dulverton Hunt
Boxing Day tradition on the edge of Exmoor
087: Doone Valley to Dulverton (Malmsmead, Oare, Tarr Steps and Dulverton)
EXMOOR TOUR FEATURING MALMSMEAD, OARE, TARR STEPS AND DULVERTON
Doone Valley to Dulverton”
Filmed 30th August 2017
Running time: 20 minutes
I take a walk through a little of Exmoor’s Doone Country, the setting for R D Blackmore’s famous novel “Lorna Doone”. Later in the day I travel to the lovely Tarr Steps with its old clapper bridge, another of my favourite spots in Exmoor. I end the day exploring the pretty town of Dulverton, known as the southern gateway to Exmoor…..
Filmed in Exmoor in the counties of Somerset and Devon. Locations include Malmsmead, Oare, Tarr Steps and Dulverton.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Any other names credited in this film, i.e. Bob Morgan and Martin Roy, are pseudonyms, which I used at the time of making this film. However, I no longer use these pseudonyms as I want viewers to be clear that my films are completely my own work.
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Places to see in ( Dulverton - UK )
Places to see in ( Dulverton - UK )
Dulverton is a small town and civil parish in the heart of West Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The parish includes the hamlets of Battleton and Ashwick which is located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north west of Dulverton.
To the west of the hamlet lies Ashwick House, built in the Edwardian style in 1901.[2] Also nearby is the estate of Northmoor, formerly a seat of the Wills baronets of Northmoor in the County of Somerset, founders of the Imperial Tobacco Company, which family in 1929 was raised to the peerage as Baron Dulverton.
Dulverton is a popular tourist destination for exploring Exmoor, and is home to the Exmoor National Park Authority headquarters. The village lies on the route of the Exe Valley Way and Land's End Trail. The name Dulverton was first recorded in 1084 as dieglaford-tun meaning hidden ford-tun. The Domesday Book records it as Dolvertune and suggests it was a royal manor before the Norman Conquest.
The manor of Dulverton was purchased in 1568 by the Sydenham family seated at Combe House, on the opposite side of the River Barle to Dulverton, a junior branch of the ancient de Sydenham family which originated at the manor of Sydenham, near Bridgwater in Somerset, of which other branches were seated in Somerset at Combe Sydenham, Orchard Sydenham (later called Orchard Wyndham) and Brympton d'Evercy, which latter remained the seat of the Sydenham baronets, which title was created in 1641. In 1858 the Sydenhams sold the manor to the Earl of Carnarvon of Pixton Park, Dulverton. George Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe (1848-1933) took his title from Combe, Dulverton.
Exmoor House was built as the Dulverton Union Workhouse in 1855. It is now the headquarters of the Exmoor National Park Authority. Private housing stock generally ranges from medium-size to substantial Georgian to late Victorian family houses, with a small estate of post-war modern houses and bungalows towards the north of town.
The town lies in the deep, wooded valley of the River Barle, at an ancient route convergence and river crossing. The river and the Barle Valley are both designated as biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The river passes under the Tarr Steps, a prehistoric clapper bridge possibly dating from 1000 BC. The stone slabs weigh up to 5 tons each. According to local legend, they were placed by the devil to win a bet. The bridge is 180 feet (55 m) long and has 17 spans. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The other bridges over the Barle include the five span Barle Bridge which is medieval in origin. It has double rings on the downstream side and single rings on the upstream side. It was repaired in 1624, and subsequently widened in 1819 by John Stone. It was further repaired in 1866 and in 1952–1953 after flood damage. The 18th century Marsh Bridge was altered in 1866 when the central pier was removed and an iron bridge inserted. The parapet was destroyed in 1952 and reconstructed in steel in 1979. Towards Brushford the River Barle is crossed by the New Bridge dating from 1870, which led to Pixton Park, which was the home of John Dyke Acland and his wife Harriet Acland and later the family of Evelyn Waugh and Auberon Waugh.
The other major river in the parish is the River Exe, which is on the parish boundary with Brompton Regis, which is crossed by the medieval Chilly Bridge and Hele Bridge, and the 18th century Weir Bridge. In between the town centre and the river is a large recreation meadow which recently underwent renovation by locals (including the pupils of Dulverton Middle School) supported by a Barclays Bank New Futures Scheme.
Two miles from Dulverton is the village of Brushford, where the Dulverton railway station on the Taunton to Barnstaple line used to be. It opened in 1873 and closed to passengers, who transferred to Dulverton by bus, in 1963. The station buildings are still visible and it is clear where the lines used to run as the railway embankment is still visible and worn in places although the rails have been lifted.
( Dulverton - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Dulverton . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Dulverton - UK
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Near Monksilver is the old seat of the Sydenhams, Combe Sydenham, a fine old mansion, whose lofty square tower is un-English in appearance. According to local folklore, George Sydenham's headless ghost is sometimes seen riding a phantom horse in the area north of the B3188, heading towards Monksilver
(Sir Francis Drake's father -in-law). Drake married Elizabeth Sydenham—born circa 1562, the only child of Sir George Sydenham, of Combe Sydenham, who was the High Sheriff of Somerset. After Drake's death, the widow Elizabeth eventually married Sir William Courtenay of Powderham.
The house was built by Sir George Sydenham in 1580, who is locally said still to have an unpleasant way of galloping down the glen at midnight. Perhaps he is uneasy in his mind about the huge cannon-ball in the hall, which he is said to have fired as a sign to his lady-love that he was going to follow after and claim her as his bride. There are portraits of some bewigged Sydenhams of the following century, the famous doctor, perchance, and his soldier brother, Colonel William the Parliamentarian. Some rusty old swords hang on the walls, and there is a curious painted screen of Charles II.'s time which is sadly in need of repairs. The servants' hall, with its open fireplace and tall-backed settle, remains much as it has been for two hundred years or more. All these things point to the fact that the same family has been in possession for generations: at least it was owned by a Sydenham not so many years ago. An effigy of Sir George with his two wives (perhaps this is the cause of his uneasiness) may be seen in Stogumber church, about a mile away.
At the back of Combe Sydenham are the remains of an old mill. The wheel has disappeared, and the waterfall splashing in the streamlet below, together with an ancient barn adjacent, form a delightful picture.
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Combe Sydenham manor is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a cavalier. Nearby was once a silver and lead mine which was worked in the 18th century with the ore being transported by packhorse to Minehead from where it was shipped to Wales to be smelted. The ore contained 62% lead and 4% silver, and there are items still in existence made out of this local silver. Soft lead called plumbago originally used in lead pencils has also been found.
Combe Sydenham is privately owned by Mr. and Mrs. Theed whose dedication and vision bring you this unique blend of respect for the past and determination to provide for the future.
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In 1939, just before the Second World War erupted,the villagers of the Devon village of Coombe Sydenham heard Drake's Ghostly Drum beating.
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