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Trade and Settlement North Devon Walk North Devon TradeWembury and to Settlement Plymouth roots sunk deepinto alongandfascinating history. Today’s Devon,home tothree quartersof amillionpeople, has Bronze Age. being traded withvisiting PhoenicianandGreekgalleys inthe county’s ports.There iseven persuasive evidencethat tinwas clippers andcutters have plied theirtrades inandoutofthe a portaltothe wideworld.For centuries,galleons,schooners, Meanwhile, Devon’s coasthasalways provided thecountywith ‘free traders’, thesmugglersof old. Lastly, wecannotforgetthecontributionmade byDevon’s old millsthatoncegroundgrain, ormadepaperandtextiles. bring af lime burning,clothmaking, andthewoollentrade allhelped valuable tin,copper, silver, lead,andarsenic.Boatbuilding, Men have long burrowed deepintotheDevon earthtoextract at itsheart.Butotherindustries have madetheirmark. This rural county hasalways hadagriculture and shifted. of trade and powerhave developed, faded, evolved. Towns have grownup, andcentres shape. Villages,hamletsand farmshave beyond, theDevon weseetoday hastaken Through thissuccessionofin settled andfarmedtothepresentday. to Normancastlesbutthelandhasremained from PrehistoricbarrowsandIronAgehillforts have alllefttheirmarkonthelandscape, Viking raiders andNormanConquest.These Roman invasion, Anglo-Saxon settlement, Stone Age,Bronze AgeandIron Age;seen been permamentlylived inthroughthelater Much haschangedsincethen.Theland populated bynomadichunter-gatherers. In theEarlyStoneAgeDevon was sparsely Trade andSettlement fl uence. AndDevon’s streamsides aredottedwiththe fl uence, and uence, 2 . Continue over thebridge 6. . Follow thepaththrough 5. . At junction neartopofclimb, 4. Just before OldCoastguard 3. 2. Continue straight on down Continue straight ondown 2. Take shortpath,frombottom 1. Directions some woodsto thebeach Coastguard Cottages. up the lane passedthe Old bear right hereandcontinue 250 metresthe track divides Peppercombe Valley (9),after and upthemain track of Afterwards retrace your steps. the left andfollowthepathacross Valley atthemaintrack turn descend intoPeppercombe woods andafter2miles, quay andbeach 2 miles’ bear leftsigned‘Peppercombe right upstepsafter20metres. Path Peppercombe 2miles’. Bear telephone box, signed‘Coast Cottage turnleftbyred and throughvillage. retrace your stepstohereup Tarmac pathway through village road. Turn rightdownroad information panel,downto corner ofcarparkbyvillage fi eld anddownthrough (6) (1,2) (5) (3,4) . Afterwards, . Afterwards, to old toold (7) (8)

. To visitHoopsInn(500m Afterabout½mile lookfora 9. Onreachingasurfaced road, 8. Afteranother250metres 7. your stepsbackupthroughcar and pub. Afterwards, retrace bear rightdowntocarpark ‘Holwell ½m’. Beyond next stile around to right.Follow publicfootpath detour eachway) crossroad Farm. structure andbeforeSloo just passedanoldconcrete public footpathonyour left, Holiday Cottages junction turnrightbyNorthway turn left,thenatthenextroad footpath totheroad. right andproceedupasteep right signedtoNorthway turn look forafootpathonyour (10) fi eld edge,signed

North Wembury to Plymouth Devon Trade and Settlement North Devon TradeWembury and to Settlement Plymouth 11. Turn rightinfrontofthehouses 12. Where pathemergesatroad, Adistinctive clan,known At onetimemoreorlessevery 1. Points ofInterest 10. After ½mile,justbeyond footpath right upramp andfollowpublic and walk through farm.Bear side ofbarn.Path follows footpath backtocarpark turn immediatelyleftup woods tofollowstream. edge anddropsdownthrough for theirdarkhairandeyes, ‘King’ ofBucksMills. James Braund, knownasthe was oncethehomeofCaptain at thebottomofvillage King’s Cottageontheright stronghold formany centuries. the valley remainedaBraund attitude tonewcomersensured to thefamily. Aferocious surname Braund, orwas related resident inBucksMillsheldthe then leftaround park. Follow path tostile,and fi wall. Follow publicfootpath ‘Lower Worthygate’ signon hand bends,turnrightpast the secondoftwosharpleft Turn leftalongroad. ngerpost downdrive. fi ngerpost downleft fi eld edge. eld fi eld eld (11) 4. Bucks Mills is home to two BucksMillsishometotwo 4. Thetiny cabintotherightof 3. Part ofthenameBucksMills 2. Limestone quarried in South Limestone quarriedin South left atthe bottomof the path. beach; the otherstands tothe right asyou descendtothe fortress like complextoyour former limekilns. Oneisthe timeless quality. distinctively gentleand which wereknownfortheir the NorthDevon landscape, many beautiful evocations of acclaimed workincluded Edwards. Their nationally Ackland andMaryStella residence oftheartistsJudith was for50years thesummer the pathdowntobeach homestead, ‘BuccasHtwise’. lies intheSaxon termfora the valley. Theoriginof‘Bucks’ stream whichtumblesdown mill was powered bythelively Corn was ground here,andthe stems fromthevillagemill. Mediterranean looks. source ofthefamily’s famously these partsarethemostlikely immigrants whosettledin thought thatprehistoricIberian Armada. Infact,itisnow a wrecked shipoftheSpanish descended fromsurvivors of the Braunds weresaidtobe 3 Beyond the remainsofthequay, . For many centuriesthesmall 5. shovel broke. gave up on theproject once his Lucifer lacked staying powerand to Lundy Island.Apparently, part ofaplanned causeway over it istheDevil’s work, the sea. According tolocallegend the Goreextends outintothe a narrowspitof rocksknownas all thatremains. visible totheleftatlowtide is cliff behindit.Apileofboulders hastened bytheerosionof is nowlonggone,itsdemise and othervessels. Thatquay embarkation forthe once provided protectionand curved quay built in1598 relied heavily on prawns, andthe community mackerel, lobsters,and plump catchesofherring, boats ofBucksMillslanded gruesome accidents. of thelimemadeforsome the kilnsandcausticnature it haditsdangers.Theheatof economy andagriculture, but important toNorthDevon’s buildings. Limeproductionwas for mortarsandwhitewash for the soil”aswellbeingused used asafertiliserto“sweeten and burntinthekilns.Limewas Wales was broughtherebyship fi shing. A A shing. fi shing fi rst rst fl eet eet Human in Themagicaloakwoods along 6. . Peppercombe Castle was an 7. The Gut is a slender ‘corridor’ TheGutisaslender‘corridor’ best habitatsinBritain. are consideredtobeoneofthe riot ofcolour, nowonderthey spring thesewoodlandsarea natural diversity. Duringthe woods makes for tremendous coppicing, andtheageof been limitedtosmallscale for centuriesoreven longer. as thishasescapedtheplough worked, coastal woodlandsuch inaccessible tobeclearedand be very old.Too steepand the coastpathheremay Bideford Bay coast. gives commanding viewsof the viewpoint onyour leftwhich banks remain. Lookforasmall coast. Today onlytheearthen found alongthe NorthDevon defensive structurestobe and was oneofseveral such Iron Agepromontory fort re here, unloadtheircargoes,and vessels tobeachthemselves result allowedcoastaltrading through thecoastalrock.The labour clearedthischannel tide. Explosives andhard of sandvisibleatallbuthigh fl oat againonthenexttide. fl uence hasoften

North Wembury to Plymouth Devon Trade and Settlement North Devon TradeWembury and to Settlement Plymouth Beyond the view 10. Look inlandtotheleftfrom Peppercombe Valley isatrue 9. Peppercombe was onceasmall 8. Tor andHigh Willhays. Dartmoor’s highest pointatYes distance. Theskyline includes heights ofDartmoor risinginthe extends for30 milestothe and font. but retainsaNorman doorway mainly fromthe 15thCentury, Parkham. Thisbuildingdates church toweratnearby here, andyou canseethe and fritillarybutter such asrare lichens,orchids plays hosttoarange ofwildlife is biologicallyvery diverse. It and marshy habitats thisarea of rare grasslands, woodland for awoodedvalley. Amixture Devon ‘combe’, thelocalterm train fromLondonin1923. building broughtdownonthe of aprefabricated“ which was anearly example existing holiday bungalow, but itwas replaced bythe looked like amedieval castle to thePortledge Estate,it old summerhousebelonging 19th Centurytherestoodan at thetopofbeach.In its ownLimeKilnwhichstood fi shing hamlet,completewith fl fl ies. atpack” from andAppledore. seafood including breads fromWelcombe; and farmer Steve Harding;handmade emphasis, including meatsfrom nearby . Localfood Hot andcolddrinks. Beersfrom www.hoopsinn.co.uk 01237 451222 Hoops Inn,HornsCross Refreshments 12. This woodlandfootpathused to 11. The viewalongthecoastto parish churchinParkham. their way to beburiedatthe were carriedalonghereon from theeastsideofvalley church inBucksMills,thedead Before theestablishmentof a be knownasthe‘Cof noses outintotheocean. the promontoryofBaggyPoint beyond, andinthedistance, Sands. SauntonDownrises then theexpanseofSaunton the cliffstoWestward Ho!,and sweep ofBidefordBay follows Looking east,themajestic Blackchurch Rock beyond. clinging tothecliff, with fi the westtakes in thesmall shing villageofClovelly fi sh and shell fi n Path’. n fi sh 4

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