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The Sailing Smack 'John and Ann' brings new Church Bells to Pi...
In 1853 three of the old bells of St Mary's Church, Pilton, were taken away to Loughborough by sea to be re-cast by John Taylor & Sons and for two new ones to be made. They were brought back t...
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The Turnpike Roads of Pilton 1763 – 1879
This short article by local Pilton historian Margaret Reed tells the story of the Turnpike Trust created in Barnstaple in the 18th Century and how this affected the roads in Pilton. Nationally roa...
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Restoration of the Bells of St Mary’s Church in 1969-70
There are eight bells in the tower of St Mary’s Church, Pilton, and they were last restored in 1969-70. Church bells were first recorded in Pilton in 1553 when there were five. These increased to ...
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