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The Battle of Manning's Pit
John Norman of Pilton recounts the story of the Battle of Manning's Pit, Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon, around Tutshill Woods against the Bradiford Gang as told in a poem written by his cousin Brian No...
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Shearford Lane
Shearford Lane, also known as Venn's Lane or Stinking Lily Lane for the wild garlic which thrives on it, is a typical Devon sunken lane. It originally led from Pilton to Playford, Blakewell and Bl...
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The Tower of St Mary's Church, Pilton
It is difficult to imagine the tower of Pilton Church topped with a lead spire, similar to the ones at Ashford, Barnstaple, Braunton, Swimbridge and others in North Devon. However, that was the ca...
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Christine Lovelock, Pilton-based Artist
Christine Lovelock, a Pilton resident artist since 1998, paints mainly in pastels and acrylics, sometimes in oils or watercolour, and mainly from memory. She tries to recapture moments of intense ...
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Rock 'n' Roll Band the Dime$tore Gamblers plays Pilton Festiva...
North Devon Rock 'n' Roll Band The Dime$tore Gamblers played the bottom stage at Pilton Festival in July 2005. The band, formed in 1998, comprised (left to right) Tony Elphick of Bideford (aka Mr ...
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The New Inn, Pilton Street
This is the New Inn which was converted from a public house to a dwelling about 1971 . It advertises Starkey, Knight and Ford Prize Medal Ales and Stout. It became The Maltings (No 29 Pilton Stre...
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A Brief History of Pilton
This brief history of Pilton outlines the time from the earliest records in the 10th Century through to the Pilton Festival of the 21st Century. It considers the people, the buildings and the trad...
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Under Minnow Road
This photograph is view of Under Minnow Road, Pilton, likely to be around 1900. The area now associated with the name ‘Under Minnow Road’ bears this name as a result of a mistake made in the twent...
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