$PI|c>y » ^ EXETt R : STOI Lundrvl.^ I y. fCamelford x Ho Town 24j Tfe<n i/ lisbeard-- 9 5 =553 v 'Suuiland,ntjuUffl " < t,,, w;, #j A~ 15 g -- - •$3*^:y&« . Pui l,i<fkl-W>«? uoi- "'"/;< errtland I . V. ',,, {BabburomheBay 109 f ^Torquaylll • 4 TorBa,, x L > \ * Vj I N DEX MAP TO ACCOMPANY BLACKS GriDE T'i c Q V\ kk&et, ii £FC Sote . 77f/? numbers after the names refer to the page in GuidcBook where die- description is to be found.. Hack Edinburgh. BEQUEST OF REV. CANON SCADDING. D. D. TORONTO. 1901. BLACK'S GUIDE TO DEVONSHIRE. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from University of Toronto http://www.archive.org/details/blacksguidetodevOOedin *&,* BLACK'S GUIDE TO DEVONSHIRE TENTH EDITION miti) fffaps an* Hlustrations ^ . P, EDINBURGH ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 1879 CLUE INDEX TO THE CHIEF PLACES IN DEVONSHIRE. For General Index see Page 285. Axniinster, 160. Hfracombe, 152. Babbicombe, 109. Kent Hole, 113. Barnstaple, 209. Kingswear, 119. Berry Pomeroy, 269. Lydford, 226. Bideford, 147. Lynmouth, 155. Bridge-water, 277. Lynton, 156. Brixham, 115. Moreton Hampstead, 250. Buckfastleigh, 263. Xewton Abbot, 270. Bude Haven, 223. Okehampton, 203. Budleigh-Salterton, 170. Paignton, 114. Chudleigh, 268. Plymouth, 121. Cock's Tor, 248. Plympton, 143. Dartmoor, 242. Saltash, 142. Dartmouth, 117. Sidmouth, 99. Dart River, 116. Tamar, River, 273. ' Dawlish, 106. Taunton, 277. Devonport, 133. Tavistock, 230. Eddystone Lighthouse, 138. Tavy, 238. Exe, The, 190. Teignmouth, 107. Exeter, 173. Tiverton, 195. Exmoor Forest, 159. Torquay, 111. Exmouth, 101. Totnes, 260. Harewood House, 233. Ugbrooke, 10P. Honiton, 164. TVithycoinbe, 100. A CIRCULAR TOUR THROUGH DEVON AND CORNWALL. Tourists may find this Skeleton Tour useful, as it covers in a short time most of the leading places of interest. As regards posting, which is occasionally necessary, the general charge is Is. 6d. per mile for a carriage and pair, and Is. per mile for a single horse conveyance. In both cases 3d. extra per mile for the driver is charged. The mileage is stated below where posting is done. [Pages 97 to 2S4 refer to the Guide to Devonshire, and pages 275 to 391 to the Guide to Cornwall.'] ROUTES. I. Taunton (p. 277) to Lynton (p. 156), rail from Taunton to Mine- head, and thence post (20 miles) to Lynton. [Another mode of reaching Lynton is by rail to Barnstaple (Fortescue Street), and thence by coach to Lynton (20 miles).] II. Lynton to Ilfracombe (p. 152), coach or post (20 miles). III. Ilfracombe to Clovelly (p. 146), rail to Bideford (p. 147), via Barn- staple (p. 209) ; thence coach to Clovelly Cross (14 miles), walk or drive from Clovelly Cross to Clovelly (2 miles). IV. Clovelly to Bude (p. 223). Walk or drive to Clovelly Cross (2 miles\ thence coach to Bude (16 miles). V. Bude to Tintagel (p. 30S). Post (22 miles). VI. Tintagel to Penzance (p. 347). Post to Bodmin (p. 291 ; 20 miles), thence omnibus to Bodmin Road Railway Station (3| miles), and rail to Penzance. VII. Penzance to Land's End (p. 366) and back. Drive to St. Buryan (p. 365), thence to Trevyn, and walk (1 mile) to the Logan Stone. Return to Trevyn. and drive to Land's End. Return via Sennen. (In all about 25 miles.) VIIT. Penzance to St. Michael's Mount (p. 35S) and back. Rail to Marazion Road Station, and thence walk or drive (1^ mile) to Marazion (p. 357), thence boat or walk to the Mount. IX. Penzance to the Lizard (pp. 368 and 350). Coach to Helstone (p. 352 ; 12 miles), and thence coach to the Lizard (12 miles). X. The Lizard to Falmouth (p. 343). Coach to Helstone (12 miles), and thence coach to Falmouth (11 miles). XI. Falmouth to Plymouth (p. 121) by rail. Rail to Tavistock (p. 230), and visit Dartmoor Forest" (p. 242). XII. Plymouth to Torquay (p. 111). Bail to Totnes (p. 260), steamer down Dart to Dartmouth (p. 242), rail to Torquay. XIII. Torquay to Exeter (p. 173) by rail. — — — — CONTENTS, DEVONSHIRE. PAGE Along the Coast-LYME KEGIS to PLYMOUTH. Lyme Regis to Dawlish. Seaton—SIdmouth—Kxmouth—Topsham—Exminster—Powderham —Star- cross Dawlish .... 87-103 Dawlish to Dartmouth. Teignmouth Torquay—Paignton—Brixham—Berry Head—Fro ward Point —Dartmouth ...... 106-119 Dartmouth to Plymouth. Tor Cross—Start Point—Prawle Point—Bolt Head—Bolt Tail—River Erme —Stoke Point Plymouth .... 119-144 PORTLAND to LYNTON. Along the Coast. Clovelly—Bar Harbour—Baggy Point—Morthoe—Morte Point—Bull Point —Ilfracombe—Combe Martin—Martinhoe Lynton . 144-160 AXMLNSTER to EXETEE. By Rail. Oolyton Ottery —Honiton— Road—Whimple—Broad Clyst—Exrrra . 160-191 Branch Ronte— From Honiton to Budleigh-Salterton . 166-170 Do. From Honiton to Tiverton . 171-172 Da From Exeter to Wellington . 191-193 Da From Exeter to Bampton 194-197 — — — — CONTENTS. EXETER to BIDEFORD. Br North Devon Railway. Xewton St. Cyres—Crediton—Coppleston —Morchard Road— Eggesford Chulmleigh—Urnberleigh—Barnstaple Bideford Branch Route—From Crediton to Tiverton Do. From Crediton to Okehampton Do. From Barnstaple to Ilfracombe Do. From Barnstaple to Lynton Do. From Barnstaple to Bampton Do. From Barnstaple to Holsworthy BIDEFORD to PORTLAND. By Road. Fairy Cross—Bucks Mill—The Hobby—Clovelly—Hartland BIDEFORD to OKEHAMPTON. By Road. Wear Gifford— Torrington—Hatherleigh—Inwardleigh Ok£Hai£?toj» Branch Route—From Hatherleigh to Stratton Do. From Okehampton to Exeter . Da From Okehampton to Launceston OKEHAMPTON to DEVONPORT. Br the Tavistock Road. Sourton—Lydford—Brent Tor—Tavistock or Sourton—St. Mary Tavy— " Tavistock . 226-230 By Tavistock and Plymouth Railway. Horrabridge—Bickleigh— New Bridge Junction Plymouth Branch Route—From Tavistock to Launceston . Da From Tavistock to Exeter PLYMOUTH to EXETER. By South Devon Railway. P]j-mpton St. Mary—Cornwood Road—Ivy Bridge—Kingsbridge—Brent— Totxes — Newton Junction — Teignmouth — Dawlish — Staxcrosa — Exeter ....... Branch Route—From Totnes to Chudleigh Do Fxoir, Totnes to Dartmouth CONTENTS. Vii APPENDIX. PA.GS ROUTE.—From PLYMOUTH to the WEIR HEAD. By Boat up the River Tamar .... 273-274 RAILWAY ITINERARIES. I. Bristol to Exeter and Plymouth, by Bristol and Exeter and South Devon Railways ..... 275-282 II. Exeter to Barnstaple by North Devon Railway . 283-284 DEVONSHIRE. Tht3 beautiful county is the third largest of the English shire*, being exceeded only by those of Lincoln and York. It is bounded on the N. and N.YV. by the Irish Channel, on the W. by the rivers Tamar and Marsland-waters, on the S. and S.E. it ha3 the British Channel, and on the E. and N.E. it is conterminous with the counties of Dorset and Somerset. Extent from 1ST. to S., 71 miles, from E. to W., 72. Circumference, 287. Area, 2586 square miles—being equal to 1,655,180 acres of land, of which about 1,200,000 are in cultivation. It contains 33 hundreds, 465 parishes, and 36 market towns. Population, 1871, 601,374. It is in the see of Exeter, and is included in the western circuit. The assizes are held at Exeter. Fortunately for the lovers of picturesque scenery its extensive surface presents those contrasts of ruggedness and soft rich beauty which charm and attract the eye. The mountains in the vicinity of Dartmoor rise to 1500 and 1800 feet above the level of the sea. On the south and south-east are extensive wastes, covered with rough masses of detached granite and immense rocks. To the north and north-west are large tracts of swampy ground, and many peat bogs of great depth ; while the Yale of Exeter, with an area of about 200 square miles, consists of some very fine land. The district to the south of Dartmoor, called the South Hams, is regarded as the garden of Devonshire, and is ; 96 DEVONSHIRE. strikingly diversified by bold swells and luxuriant vales, and in many parts towards the north by picturesque and romantic scenery. West Devon is remarkably uniform. North Devon, 01 the country round Bideford, Barnstaple, and South Molton, contains much productive Land, and is greatly diversified with beautiful scenery. The climate of Devon varies according to the height of the district, still, from its situation between two seas, its immediate ex- posure to the south-west winds as they blow from the ocean, and the elevated summits of the surrounding mountains, it is upon the whole' much milder than that of the other English counties. The winters are exceedingly mild, and proverbially favourable to the cure of pulmonary complaints. The air is generally dry and warm, and the harvest earlier than in any other parts of the* west. On the southern coast the myrtle flourishes in the open air. The principal rivers of Devonshire are the Taw, the Torridge, the Tamar, the Dart, the Teign, and the Exe ; and the lesser are the Tavy, the Plyin, the Yealm, the Anne, the Avon, the Otter the Sid, the Axe, and the Lyn. The ancient castles, now in ruins, are Berry-Pomeroy, built by Balph de la Porneroy, who came to England with the Conqueror ; Compton Castle ; Eougemont Castle, formerly the T seat of the T\ est Saxon kings, in the vicinity of Exeter, and, according to tradition, built by Julius Caesar ; the castle of Oke- hampton, which stood about a mile south-west of the town • Plympton Castle, which was the residence of Richard de Rivers, Earl of Devon, in the reign of Henry L The same person was also in possession of Tiverton Castle, the ruins of which may still be seen, and of Totnes Castle, erected by Judhael de Totnais, to whom the manor was given by the Conqueror. The remains of the abbeys and monasteries of Devonshire are those of Buckfastleigh, near Ashburton ; Buckland Abbey, on the eastern banks of the river Tavy ; Dunkeswell, near Cullomp- ton ; the Cistercian Abbey at Axminster, the property of Lord Petre ; Hartland Abbey, part of the present house of Paul Orchard, Esq.