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St Margaret's Leper Hospital
St. Margaret’s Leper Hospital, founded almost 900 years ago, was sited at the lower end of Pilton Street. It was commemorated by incorporating a small garden at the corner house,122 Pilton Street w...
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Some Account of Pilton Priory and Church by William Bagley 1907
In 1907, William H M Bagley, Vicar of Pilton, wrote an account of Pilton Priory and St Mary's Church which was published by Sydney Harper & Sons of Barnstaple. As he says himself, "this little...
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The Inscription on the Lethbridge Monument of 1713
This extract is from the 1907 'Some Account of Pilton Priory and Church' by the Rev William Henry Morris Bagley, Vicar of Pilton from 1892 until 1927. This particular part relates to the 1713 Leth...
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The Yeo Dale Hotel
The Yeo Dale Hotel dominates the skyline as you approach the historic area of Pilton from Barnstaple centre. In 1807 the distinctive Georgian frontage was added to the original 17th century house ...
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The Priors of Pilton from 1200
This lists the known priors of Pilton Priory starting from 1200 AD. No Dates Name 1 1200 Ralph 2 1261 Adam de Betesleghe 3 1282 Richard de Iweleghe 4 1283 John de Stanleghe 5 1311 William Wrockesh...
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Poster for 2009 Pilton Festival
This poster was made by Martin Haddrill from twenty photographs of Pilton Festivals 2005 - 2008 in a composite for the celebration on 18th July 2009.
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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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Trevor Beer MBE, Writer and Wildlife Artist, 1937 - 2017
Trevor Beer, the well-known Devon writer and wildlife artist, was born on The Rock, Pilton, in January 1937 and died in June 2017. He went to Pilton School next to St Mary’s Church and his boyhood...
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