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Places to see in ( Buckfastleigh - UK )

Places to see in ( Buckfastleigh - UK )

Buckfastleigh is a small market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery.

It is a centre of tourism and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Railway, the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, the Tomb of Squire Richard Cabell and The Valiant Soldier. With 13 letters, Buckfastleigh is the longest place name in England with no repeated letters, tied with Buslingthorpe, Leeds and Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire.

Geographically, Buckfastleigh straddles the confluence of two small streams from Dartmoor which feed into the River Dart just to the east of the town. About one mile to the north lies Buckfast, home of Buckfast Abbey. To the northwest lie Holne and Scorriton on the southern breastwork of the Dartmoor upland. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is nearby and is neighboured by Ashburton and Lower Dean.

Historically Buckfastleigh has grown as a mill town known for its woollen mills, corn and paper mills and a tannery supported by the rivers Dart, Mardle and the Dean Burn – water being an essential natural resource used in the manufacturing of wool and other products. Buckfastleigh is medieval in origin, as is still evident in the original layout of the town. By the seventeenth century, most of the properties had been rebuilt, but the medieval layout, particularly in Fore Street, is still visible today.

Buckfastleigh town centre is now an area of mostly late eighteenth- to early twentieth-century buildings with an interesting collection of private dwellings, commercial and retail properties and public houses which retain many, if not all, of their original features, styles and character.

To the west of the town is the manor house of Brook, a grade II* listed building, built in 1656 by Richard Cabell (d.1677), lord of the manor of Brook. He was the subject of a local legend which relates that on the night of his death, black hounds breathing fire and smoke raced over Dartmoor and surrounded Brook House, howling. Cabbell's unusual tomb was allegedly designed to keep his restless spirit from roaming Dartmoor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901-1902) on this legend. The story's description of Baskerville Hall, however, is based on Cromer Hall in Norfolk.

The South Devon Railway Trust is a charitable organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart. The heritage railway itself is known as the South Devon Railway, named in honour of the South Devon Railway Company that originally built much of Devon's railway infrastructure, although its previous name of the Dart Valley Railway is sometimes still heard.

Buckfast Abbey was founded by Earl Aylward in the reign of King Canute in 1018. In 1147 it became a Cistercian abbey and was rebuilt in stone. In medieval times, the abbey became rich through fishing and trading in sheep wool, although the Black Death killed two abbots and many monks – by 1377 there were only fourteen monks at Buckfast.

( Buckfastleigh - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Buckfastleigh . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Buckfastleigh - UK

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Valiant Soldier, Buckfastleigh EVP picked up on Video camera - Full 11min version

At approximately 5.53 mins in a female voice is heard to say Get Out this was clearly heard by two investigators and picked up on audio by the video camera. You immediately hear the investigators talk about it between themselves before asking the room if someone in the room said it. The voice emanated from behind the investigators running the video camera, there was no one behind them. Also another investigator was to the left of the camera heard nothing and the people in the room who are only a couple of feet away also did not hear the voice. No enhancement has been made to the audio as it was not necessary due to the fact that the voice was so clear.
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Mark Pritchard Ghost Hunter Episode 4 Buckfastleigh Church.

Ghost Hunt....with Footage from Berry Pomeroy Castle & The Valiant Soldier.

Haunted-Devon secret location.wmv

This was recently filmed at an undisclosed location in Devon UK. It could be quite disturbing to some viewers, so watch with caution. It was hosted by Haunted-Devon.co.uk. Devon's premier paranormal investigation team.

Cabells Tomb Buckfastleigh

Cabells Tomb Buckfastleigh

The Ghost of Richard Cabell

Memories Part Four of Four

This film is based on World War II Memories of Wendy Darr of Buckfast. This film has been commissioned by the Buckfastleigh Drama Group as part of the lead up to their latest production (based during the war), 'A Proper Caper and No Mistake', performing on 12th - 14th March 2009. For more information, please visit buckfastleighdramagroup.org.uk

Buckfastleigh - Newton Abbott

7 trucks 4x4 stylee

Memories 3 Part Two of Four

This film is based on World War II Memories of Bill Legge of Buckfastleigh. This film has been commissioned by the Buckfastleigh Drama Group as part of the lead up to their latest production (based during the war), 'A Proper Caper and No Mistake', performing on 12th - 14th March 2009. For more information, please visit buckfastleighdramagroup.org.uk

Buckfastleigh Worst Priced Shop!

This Shop Found In Buckfastleigh Should Be Ashamed Of Itself. They Charge To Much Because They Are The Only Supermarket In Buckfastleigh What Gives Them The Right?

The Dover Sailor

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The Dover Sailor · A. L. Lloyd

Bramble Briars and Beams of the Sun (Traditional English Ballads)

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Released on: 2011-08-04

Lyricist: Trad
Lyricist: Lloyd Bert
Composer: Lloyd Bert
Composer: Trad

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Jolly Sailor East Ogwell, possibly paranormal phenomena

A couple of random mists followed shortly afterwards by what can only be described as a sandstorm on a previously clear camera - team attempted to debunk by testing for breeze/wind via windows and doors. Checked for air con, heating, radiators and tried to recreate by shuffling round floor in attempt to stir up a dustcloud and checking furniture for same - unable to debunk - video condensed, timings visible in corner.
02:04:05 - Mist.....02:05:01 - Mist.....02:08:08 - Mist.....02:09:46 - Sandstorm begins.....02:11:06 - Sandstorm worsens
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Camphill Village Part 3 of Tour

Part 3 of Village Tour

The Beauty of Devon - Episode 1

We take a look at The Holy Trinity Church in Buckfastleigh, Devon.

Apologies for sound levels and audio quality. iMovie was behaving like a spoilt brat.

Buckfastleigh Variety Night 1988 - Glyn Wilcox

Glyn's second song, showing the array of his talent. I can remember this so well, think I might have had a bit of a crush on him then lol

Scene of gas explosion in Buckfastleigh

Cllr. Christophers talks of the Tour of Britain going through Ashburton

On Saturday 15 September Teignbridge welcomed the Tour Of Britain for the third year running. The exciting race visited Dartmoor and came right through Ashburton before skirting Buckfastleigh. With cycling in Teignbridge enjoying a real renaissance, it was a great celebration of everything the district has to offer cyclists.

Why not take a look at the video below to find out the latest about cycling in Teignbridge, then enjoy some of our pictures from this amazing day?