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The Poem of The Battle of Manning's Pit
This is the text of the poem by Brian Norman which is read by his cousin John Norman. It can be found at the end of this link: http://vimp.thepiltonstory.org/youtube/The-Battle-of-Mannings-Pit/b41...
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The Licensing of Rev Nigel Dilkes 2nd December 2009
The Rev Nigel Dilkes was licensed as the new Parish Priest of Pilton on 2nd December 2009. Born in Walsall, before training for the ministry, Nigel was a research scientist at the University of Ba...
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Pilton Festival - A Short History
A charter for an annual Market and Fair in Pilton was believed to have been granted by Edward III in 1344. The modern Festival was inaugurated in 1982 by the then vicar, Rev Anthony Geering, and l...
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The Bull Hill Skull
Some people have never heard of the Bull Hill skull. A few have heard rumours. One or two know the facts. When the current owners acquired Bull Hill House from the National Trust in March, 2013, th...
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Rotary Club of Barnstaple Golden Jubilee Project 74 to Create the Rotary...
In commemoration of formation of the Rotary Club of Barnstaple in 1924, the members of the Rotary Club decided in 1970 to celebrate their Golden Jubilee by creating a Rest Garden for the elderly on...
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The Story of 51 The Rock, Pilton
Download this document which summarises the collected history of the ownership and inhabitants of 51 The Rock through the years from construction in the early 1800s. The building was lived in for ...
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SOME SNIPPETS ABOUT PILTON FROM THE NORTH DEVON JOURNAL
This document lists extracts about Pilton (1827 - 1937) taken from the North Devon Journal by Reginald Norman with additional notes made by Margaret Reed. They cover houses and house ownership and...
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Pilton Causeway
Pilton Causeway, connecting the lower part of Pilton Street with the north end of the town of Barnstaple, is barely recognisable today as a causeway. The whole area was once a marsh which flooded ...
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