Dunsford
| Dunsford | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX813892 |
| Location: | 50°41’24"N, 3°40’55"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 688 |
| Post town: | Exeter |
| Postcode: | EX6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Teignbridge |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Central Devon |
Dunsford is a village in Devon, just inside the bounds of the Dartmoor National Park.
Name of Dunsford is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Dunesforda, presumed to mean 'Dunn's ford'.[1]
The village has a number of traditional thatched cottages; a primary school which has a swimming pool, climbing wall and sports field; one village shop and post office; a tea room and a public house.
The parish church, St Mary's, was built between 1420 and 1455,[2] It stands in the village centre.
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About the village
Dunsford Halt was a station on the Teign Valley Line from Exeter to Heathfield station that served the village from 1928 to 1958.
Great Fulford House lies to the west of Dunsford; a Domesday manor which has been the home of the Fulford family since at least 1190. The present house was mainly built in the early 16th century and is a semi-fortified mansion house built round a central courtyard. It was the backdrop to the 2014 'reality-television' programme, Life Is Toff.
Nearby is Dunsford Nature Reserve, which is managed by Devon Wildlife Trust and consists of 140 acres of river valley woodland, heath-covered rocky slopes and fertile flood-plain scrub and grassland. It is especially known for its wild daffodils and six species of fritillary butterfly.
The hamlet of Butts is about one mile west of Dunsford.
Events
- Dunsford holds a village show at the beginning of July every year.[3]
- The Dunsford Amateur Dramatic Society produces a pantomime in the Village Hall in early January.
- The villagers also hold an annual fancy dress pancake race in the streets.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 154 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ St Mary's Church guidebook, April 1992
- ↑ [Dunsfold Show
