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Culmstock

Village and civil parish in Devon, England

Village and civil parish in Devon, England

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Historically, in minor matters of law and taxation, Culmstock contributed to Hemyock Hundred. It saw prosperity as a centre of weaving and the wool trade, but this prosperity, and the relative population to that nationally, declined considerably in the latter part of the Industrial Revolution. The population was around 1446 for the forty years before the 1841 census but fell in the next 40 years to 863. In 1961 after a non-linear descent, the population was 692, broadly similar to today's total. thumb|right|1588 signal station above village at Culmstock Beacon, built to warn of the Spanish Armada.

Notable people connected with village

R.D. Blackmore, the author of Lorna Doone, lived in Culmstock for six years while his father, John Blackmore, was curate-in-charge of the parish, and he based his novel Perlycross on the Culm Valley.

Octavius Temple, father of Frederick Temple and grandfather of William Temple (both Archbishops of Canterbury), purchased Axon Farm, near the settlement. Octavius went to be Governor of Sierra Leone, where he died in 1834. The family had, however, remained at Culmstock. Blundell's School at Tiverton hosted the boarding years of the latter childhood of Frederick.

Harold Sumption (1916-1998), an English advertising executive and fundraiser, was born in Culmstock.

Transport

The village was served by a station on the Culm Valley Light Railway, which connected to one of two main lines leaving the south-west peninsula, at Tiverton Junction. The Light Railway ran from 1876 to 1975, though the last passengers were carried in 1963.

References

References

  1. "Parish population 2011".
  2. "Culmstock". [[Devon County Council]].
  3. Blackmore, David. "The Five Lives of R. D. Blackmore". The Victorian Web.
  4. {{cite DNB. Henry Morse. Stephens
  5. {{cite DNB12. Henry Morse. Stephens
  6. (1995). "Yesterday's Trail-Blazing and Pointers for Tomorrow. Harold Sumption remembers...". Brainstorm Publishing Ltd.
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