{"id":13583,"date":"2022-09-26T21:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=13583"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:59:30","slug":"history-of-brentor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=13583","title":{"rendered":"History of Brentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-13583\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-13583-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13583-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><h6 style=\"font-style: normal;margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span>History Links<\/span><\/h6><div id=\"panel-13583-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"menu-history-pages-container\"><ul id=\"menu-history-pages\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-13669\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13669\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=13583\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">History of Brentor \u2013 G<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13672\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13672\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=12585\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor\u2019s past in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13673\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13673\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=12450\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">The blizzards of 1963<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13674\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13674\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9997\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor in the past<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13675\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13675\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=12345\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">A history of West Blackdown School<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13676\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13676\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9671\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">The history of Gill House, Brentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13677\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13677\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9485\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Vic Cowling\u2019s Brentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13678\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13678\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9143\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor Inn memories<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13679\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=125\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor\u2019s History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13680\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=8475\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Stella Claringbold\u2019s Brentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13681\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13681\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=7899\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor People in 1911 and beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13682\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13682\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=7882\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor: September 1939<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13683\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=6641\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">The First World War \u2013 Everyone Played Their Part<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13684\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=1855\" data-ps2id-api=\"true\">Brentor and the First World War<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-13583-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13583-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">History of Brentor<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div>\n<p>For many years the original editor of the site collected articles, stories and recollections from people associated with Brentor Parish and created a rich resource of life in the village throughout the years. This collection has been preserved and now form the heart of this section of the website. His hard work has ensured that these important memories and the historical knowledge of contributors has been preserved for the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The parish of Brentor is situated in West Devon, about 4 miles (6km) north of the market town of Tavistock on the north west edge of the Dartmoor National Park. To the east is the River Burn (a tributary of the River Tavy), and Gibbet Hill backed by an impressive range of granite Dartmoor Tors. To the north and west is the River Lyd (a tributary of the River Tamar) and an \u2018area of outstanding natural beauty\u2019 in the Lyd Valley. The area has been inhabited for thousands of years and there are many traces of these ancient parishioners that can be seen today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-13583-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-13583-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\r\n<div class=\"rslides-sc full-width\" data-height=\"600\" data-wide=\"on\">\r\n<div class=\"rslides-container\">\r\n<div class=\"rslides-inner\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"slides\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/Minamaze_Pro\/images\/transparent.png\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/895EB95F-CF35-4C0D-B5D4-CA79A95B0093-1.jpeg) no-repeat center; background-size: cover;\" alt=\"Demo Image\" \/>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/Minamaze_Pro\/images\/transparent.png\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6EA69021-3719-480B-AE64-5B0FCF051FE1-1.jpeg) no-repeat center; background-size: cover;\" alt=\"Demo Image\" \/>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13583-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13583-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13583-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>    <!-- Timeline Meta Data --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Start Parent Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"btimeline-13604\">\n<div class=\"timeline bp_titleline\" data-timeline=\"{&quot;timeline_type&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;date_location&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;item_datas&quot;:[{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;Prehistory&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;The Tor itself is a dramatic conical volcanic plug 1100 feet (335m) high. In contrast to the neighbouring granite tors of Dartmoor, Brent Tor was formed from pillow lava extruded under a shallow sea some 350 million years ago.\\u00a0 The result is an \\u2018excellent and rare example of \\u2026submarine volcanic deposits\\u2019 and has been registered as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).\\r\\n\\r\\nBlocks of lava and pumice have been incorporated into many of the stone walls and houses in the parish.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;Iron Age&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;The prominent and rugged nature of Brent Tor has made it a focus for human activity for more than 2,000 years.\\u00a0 Notable earthworks around the Tor include late iron age ramparts dating from 500BC, and later enclosed platforms probably established in the Dark Ages or the medieval period.\\u00a0 These earthworks constitute a scheduled monument.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;c1100&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;The most striking human feature is the 12th century church of St Michael de Rupe, which is both the smallest and highest complete parish church in England.\\u00a0 This early Norman chantry was built in 1130 by Robert Giffard on the summit of Brent Tor, giving it a unique and dramatic silhouette.\\u00a0 The church is only 4.6 metres (15 feet) wide and 11.3 metres (37 feet) long, with a 12.2 metre (40 foot) tower housing three bells. St Michael\\u2019s remains the official Brentor parish church despite the later construction of Christchurch in North Brentor&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;Industrial Age&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;The agricultural settlements were connected by a network of rugged routes for pack horses until the late eighteenth century, when the demands of the industrial revolution triggered extensive enclosures of common land and demands for raw materials.\\u00a0 Mining for manganese, ochre and copper became important sources of wealth and employment in the nineteenth century, with at least five mines active in the parish.\\u00a0 These developments resulted in the construction of a turnpike toll road past Brent Tor in the late eighteenth century and of two railway lines along the Burn valley in the nineteenth century.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;Victorian Period&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;<em>White\\u2019s Directory<\\\/em>\\u00a0of 1850 describes Brentor as \\u2018containing 169 souls, and 2180 acres of land, rising in bold hills on the western confines of Dartmoor\\u2019.\\u00a0 The parish church was St Michael de Rupe (at the summit of Brent Tor).\\r\\n\\r\\nThe boundary changes of the 1880s (ecclesiastical boundary change 1883, civil boundary transfer 1885) transferred the detached portion of Lamerton to the Parish of Brentor, more than doubling its size and population.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;1830s&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;A National School was opened in 1832. This church school continued to serve the village until 1955 when it was closed and was converted into the Church Hall. The building was sold in 2004 and converted into a private dwelling.\\r\\n\\r\\nThe eastern parish boundary between Mary Tavy &amp; Brentor ran along the River Burn and there was controversy over which parish should provide schooling for the children living on Blackdown. The Mary Tavy board eventually funded the building of West Blackdown School in 1890. It had difficulties from the start and the first school mistress Annie Gerry (1890 to 1901) received the lowest salary of any school in Devon. West Blackdown School closed in 1918.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;1850s&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;Christchurch was built in 1856, and consecrated in 1857, to replace a small \\u2018Chapel of Ease\\u2019 which had been built in 1825 for the Church of St Peter in Lamerton some four miles away. The building of Christchurch was financed largely by donations from Mrs Isabella Howell, and it was designed in the \\u2018eclectic gothic\\u2019 style by Richard Gosling of Torquay.&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;The Railway&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;Modern Era&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;Further boundary changes in 1987 saw the area east of the \\u2018White Lady Waterfall\\u2019 on the River Lyd transferred to Lydford parish and Blackdown, up to the road, transferred to Brentor from Mary Tavy parish. The centre of North Brentor was designated a Conservation Area in August 1993.&quot;}],&quot;start_item&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;move_item&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;visible_items&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;vertica_trigger&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;rtl_mode&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;bar_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#3f582e&quot;,&quot;bar_dot_color&quot;:&quot;rgba(63,88,46,0.5)&quot;,&quot;item_bg&quot;:&quot;rgba(63,88,46,0.8)&quot;,&quot;item_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;,&quot;item_fontWeight&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;item_fontStyle&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;item_fontSize&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;item_border_size&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;item_border_color&quot;:&quot;#46572f&quot;,&quot;label_fontSize&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;lebel_fontWeight&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;label_fontStyle&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;label_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"timeline__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__items\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>Prehistory <\/h2>\n<p>The Tor itself is a dramatic conical volcanic plug 1100 feet (335m) high. In contrast to the neighbouring granite tors of Dartmoor, Brent Tor was formed from pillow lava extruded under a shallow sea some 350 million years ago.&nbsp; The result is an \u2018excellent and rare example of \u2026submarine volcanic deposits\u2019 and has been registered as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).<\/p>\n<p>Blocks of lava and pumice have been incorporated into many of the stone walls and houses in the parish. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>Iron Age <\/h2>\n<p>The prominent and rugged nature of Brent Tor has made it a focus for human activity for more than 2,000 years.&nbsp; Notable earthworks around the Tor include late iron age ramparts dating from 500BC, and later enclosed platforms probably established in the Dark Ages or the medieval period.&nbsp; These earthworks constitute a scheduled monument. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>c1100 <\/h2>\n<p>The most striking human feature is the 12th century church of St Michael de Rupe, which is both the smallest and highest complete parish church in England.&nbsp; This early Norman chantry was built in 1130 by Robert Giffard on the summit of Brent Tor, giving it a unique and dramatic silhouette.&nbsp; The church is only 4.6 metres (15 feet) wide and 11.3 metres (37 feet) long, with a 12.2 metre (40 foot) tower housing three bells. St Michael\u2019s remains the official Brentor parish church despite the later construction of Christchurch in North Brentor <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>Industrial Age <\/h2>\n<p>The agricultural settlements were connected by a network of rugged routes for pack horses until the late eighteenth century, when the demands of the industrial revolution triggered extensive enclosures of common land and demands for raw materials.&nbsp; Mining for manganese, ochre and copper became important sources of wealth and employment in the nineteenth century, with at least five mines active in the parish.&nbsp; These developments resulted in the construction of a turnpike toll road past Brent Tor in the late eighteenth century and of two railway lines along the Burn valley in the nineteenth century. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>Victorian Period <\/h2>\n<p><em>White\u2019s Directory<\/em>&nbsp;of 1850 describes Brentor as \u2018containing 169 souls, and 2180 acres of land, rising in bold hills on the western confines of Dartmoor\u2019.&nbsp; The parish church was St Michael de Rupe (at the summit of Brent Tor).<\/p>\n<p>The boundary changes of the 1880s (ecclesiastical boundary change 1883, civil boundary transfer 1885) transferred the detached portion of Lamerton to the Parish of Brentor, more than doubling its size and population. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>1830s <\/h2>\n<p>A National School was opened in 1832. This church school continued to serve the village until 1955 when it was closed and was converted into the Church Hall. The building was sold in 2004 and converted into a private dwelling.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern parish boundary between Mary Tavy &amp; Brentor ran along the River Burn and there was controversy over which parish should provide schooling for the children living on Blackdown. The Mary Tavy board eventually funded the building of West Blackdown School in 1890. It had difficulties from the start and the first school mistress Annie Gerry (1890 to 1901) received the lowest salary of any school in Devon. West Blackdown School closed in 1918. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>1850s <\/h2>\n<p>Christchurch was built in 1856, and consecrated in 1857, to replace a small \u2018Chapel of Ease\u2019 which had been built in 1825 for the Church of St Peter in Lamerton some four miles away. The building of Christchurch was financed largely by donations from Mrs Isabella Howell, and it was designed in the \u2018eclectic gothic\u2019 style by Richard Gosling of Torquay. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>The Railway <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\n<div class=\"timeline__content\">\n<h2>Modern Era <\/h2>\n<p>Further boundary changes in 1987 saw the area east of the \u2018White Lady Waterfall\u2019 on the River Lyd transferred to Lydford parish and Blackdown, up to the road, transferred to Brentor from Mary Tavy parish. The centre of North Brentor was designated a Conservation Area in August 1993. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End Parent Container --><\/p>\n<style>\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__content {\n            background: rgba(63,88,46,0.8);\n            border: 2px solid #46572f;<\/p>\n<p>        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__content p{\n            font-size: 20px;\n            color: #ffffff;\n            font-style: normal;\n            font-weight: normal        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__content h2{\n            font-size: 20px;\n            color: #ffffff;\n            font-style: normal;\n            font-weight: normal        }\n        \/* Timeline Dot *\/\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item::after {\n        background-color: '#fff';\n        border: 5px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.5);\n        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline--horizontal .timeline-divider,\n        13604 .timeline:not(.timeline--horizontal)::before  {\n        background-color: #3f582e;}<\/p>\n<p>        13604 .timeline__item--left .timeline__content::before {\n        border-left: 11px solid #46572f;}<\/p>\n<p>        13604 .timeline__item--right .timeline__content::before {\n            border-right: 12px solid #46572f;\n        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item--left .timeline__content::after {\n        border-left: 11px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.8);}<\/p>\n<p>        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item--right .timeline__content::after {\n            border-right: 12px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.8);\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item.timeline__item--top .timeline__content::before {\n        border-top: 14px solid #46572f !important;}<\/p>\n<p>        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item.timeline__item--bottom .timeline__content::before {\n            border-bottom: 14px solid #46572f!important;\n            border-top: none;\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        \/* Horizontal view *\/\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item.timeline__item--top .timeline__content::after {\n        border-top: 12px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.8);\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        #btimeline-13604 .timeline__item.timeline__item--bottom .timeline__content::after {\n            border-bottom: 12px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.8);\n            border-top: none;\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        \/* Mobaile view *\/\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline--mobile .timeline__item .timeline__content::before {\n            border-left: none;\n            border-right: 12px solid #46572f;\n        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline--mobile .timeline__item .timeline__content::after {\n            border-left: none;\n            border-right: 12px solid rgba(63,88,46,0.8);\n        }\n        #btimeline-13604 .timeline-nav-button {\n            background-color: #fff;\n            border: 2px solid #3f582e;\n        }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13583-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13583-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13583-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-0e0f8d436f18-13583\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #46572f; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Brentor History\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf447;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ffffff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrentor History\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA general guide to Brentor's past, its history, geology, buildings and people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #46572f; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Gill House\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe3af;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA History of Gill House\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe History of Gill House, Brentor<\/strong><\/a>\nGill House, the History of a Dartmoor Longhouse in the Village of Brentor,<\/em>\u00a0 researched by Carol Butson,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9671\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tMore info\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #46572f; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Gibbet Hill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe52f;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGibbet Hill\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPart of a larger article \u2018The King Way: Part 2 \u2013 Blackdown to Nodden Gate<\/em>\u2018 published on the \u2018A Walk in English Weather\u2019<\/em> website.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentorpc.org.uk\/?page_id=9967\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tMore info\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #46572f; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1da;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVic Cowling's Brentor\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVic Cowling was born in Brentor in 1941 and reminiscences about life in Brentor during the 1940s and 1950s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #46572f; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1da;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Brentor of Yesteryear\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Brentor of Yesteryear<\/em> by Stella Claringbold, who was born in 1915 and wrote these memories of Brentor in 1980 for the newly- instigated village newsletter Brentor News. <\/em>They are an evocative picture of life in Brentor in the early 1920s and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; 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