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A | A study of Morebath in the 16th century has been published.<ref>Duffy, Eamon: 'The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village' (Yale University Press, 2001) ISBN 0-300-09185-0</ref> Then, as now, Morebath was populated by no more than 300 people, drawn from some thirty families, living and working on the land. During the often turbulent period of the Reformation, its inhabitants relied on the guidance of their priest, Christopher Trychay, Vicar of Morebath from 1520 to 1574. His detailed hand-written records were transcribed by the Rev. J. Erskine Binney, and published by James G. Commin of Exeter in 1904 as a separate volume in the ''Devon Notes & Queries'' series, under the title ''The Accounts of the Wardens of the Parish of Morebath, Devon''. They provide an insight into the life of this small English community. | ||
The village was formerly served by two railway stations. Morebath railway station (initially opened in 1873 as "Morebath and Bampton") on the Devon and Somerset Railway was actually nearer to [[Shillingford, Devon|Shillingford]], and about a mile-and-a-half from Morebath itself. Morebath Junction Halt, which opened in 1928, was a single-platform halt set among fields in the valley beyond Ashtown Farm, and had no access road, though there was a footpath to it from Ashtown, which extended along the edge of fields to Chilpark on the B3190, close to the main part of the village. It was served by the Exe Valley Railway, as well as the Devon and Somerset line, and therefore had a better service than Morebath railway station: it was also much closer to Morebath village itself. Both stations closed in 1966. | The village was formerly served by two railway stations. Morebath railway station (initially opened in 1873 as "Morebath and Bampton") on the Devon and Somerset Railway was actually nearer to [[Shillingford, Devon|Shillingford]], and about a mile-and-a-half from Morebath itself. Morebath Junction Halt, which opened in 1928, was a single-platform halt set among fields in the valley beyond Ashtown Farm, and had no access road, though there was a footpath to it from Ashtown, which extended along the edge of fields to Chilpark on the B3190, close to the main part of the village. It was served by the Exe Valley Railway, as well as the Devon and Somerset line, and therefore had a better service than Morebath railway station: it was also much closer to Morebath village itself. Both stations closed in 1966. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:30, 12 October 2018
| Morebath | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Morebath, St George | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS955249 |
| Location: | 51°-0’51"N, 3°29’27"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tiverton |
| Postcode: | EX16 |
| Dialling code: | 01884 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Honiton |
Morebath is an upland village in Devon, on the southern edge of Exmoor. It is mostly given over to sheep-farming.
The parish church is St George's.
History
A study of Morebath in the 16th century has been published.[1] Then, as now, Morebath was populated by no more than 300 people, drawn from some thirty families, living and working on the land. During the often turbulent period of the Reformation, its inhabitants relied on the guidance of their priest, Christopher Trychay, Vicar of Morebath from 1520 to 1574. His detailed hand-written records were transcribed by the Rev. J. Erskine Binney, and published by James G. Commin of Exeter in 1904 as a separate volume in the Devon Notes & Queries series, under the title The Accounts of the Wardens of the Parish of Morebath, Devon. They provide an insight into the life of this small English community.
The village was formerly served by two railway stations. Morebath railway station (initially opened in 1873 as "Morebath and Bampton") on the Devon and Somerset Railway was actually nearer to Shillingford, and about a mile-and-a-half from Morebath itself. Morebath Junction Halt, which opened in 1928, was a single-platform halt set among fields in the valley beyond Ashtown Farm, and had no access road, though there was a footpath to it from Ashtown, which extended along the edge of fields to Chilpark on the B3190, close to the main part of the village. It was served by the Exe Valley Railway, as well as the Devon and Somerset line, and therefore had a better service than Morebath railway station: it was also much closer to Morebath village itself. Both stations closed in 1966.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Duffy, Eamon: 'The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village' (Yale University Press, 2001) ISBN 0-300-09185-0