Local History: Murchington, Throwleigh and the Teign River, Dartmoor

Our aim is to provide some insights into the history of Murchington, Throwleigh, Chagford and Dartmoor, and the historical characters who lived here

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TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
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Rural Overcrowding in the late 19th century – ‘PIGGING TOGETHER’
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Historic Lecture on Dartmoor and the Three Boys
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THE UPPER TEIGN ON CANVAS
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THROWLEIGH FETE THEN AND NOW
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BURIED TREASURE ?  
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THE VILLAGE WITH NO NAME
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THE MURCHINGTON RUNAWAYS (Part 2)
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THE MURCHINGTON RUNAWAYS (Part 1)
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CONTAGION in THROWLEIGH (1893)
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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
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The Ancient Cross at St. Olaves Murchington  
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The Upper Teign - Children of the Mist
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“DOING DARTMOOR” - A talk given in 1863
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Reverend James George Dangar and the Economy of the Beehive
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The Chase
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The Devon Line that never was: Exeter, Teign Valley, and Chagford Railway (Part four)
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The Devon Line that never was: Exeter, Teign Valley, and Chagford Railway (Part three)
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The Devon Line that never was: Exeter, Teign Valley, and Chagford Railway (Part two)
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The Devon Line that never was: Exeter, Teign Valley, and Chagford Railway (Part one)
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Three-and-a-half Murchington sisters: Mary, Louisa, Catherine…and little Annie
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Old Dick Perrott: A chip off the block
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'Old Perrott' - A Chagford Worthy
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