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Ancient Heart of the Blackdowns

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Main Sections:

• Home Page – Hemyock Castle, Blackdown Hills, Devon
• Books & More
• Visit & Tour Hemyock Castle
• Explore: History, Archaeology, Glossaries & More
• Hemyock Events
• Hemyock Castle – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Contact Us – Contact Details – Hemyock Castle
• Travel Directions – How to Find Hemyock Castle
• Hemyock Castle – Links Page

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• Hemyock Castle – Information for Visitors

• Travel Directions – How to Find Hemyock Castle
• Tour of Hemyock Castle
• Online Video Tours of Hemyock Castle
• Hemyock Castle Interpretation Centre
• Brief History of Hemyock Castle
• Hemyock Village Trail

• Spring & Autumn Attractions
• Local Attractions & Day Trips from Hemyock
• Artists & Writers in the Blackdowns
• Hemyock Castle Cottages

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• Hemyock Castle – History, Archaeology, Glossaries and More

• Hemyock Castle Archaeology & Conservation
• Hemyock Castle Archaeology – Mystery
• Hemyock Castle Archaeology – Dovecote Tower?
• Hemyock Castle Archaeology – Comparison with Bodiam Castle

• Licence to Crenellate Hemyock Castle
• Civil War Siege of Hemyock Castle
• Slighting (ie. demolition) of Hemyock Castle

• Miscellaneous Nuggets
• Surprising Coincidences

• Notable Owners of Hemyock Castle, Devon
• Asthorpe Family Line
• Sir William Asthorpe – Keeper of the Channel Islands
• Dinham Family Line
• Simcoe's Abolition of Slavery in Canada, 1793
• Sheppard Grant of Arms

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• Glossary: Feudal, Medieval and Castle Terms
• Glossary: Political, Legal, Property, & Government Terms
• Glossary: Ancient Weights and Measures
• Glossary: Ancient and Slang Money Terms

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• Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Dane Law
• Domesday Book & Other Historical Information
• Principal Holders of Devonshire Manors in the Domesday Book

• The Magna Carta of England and Wales 1215
• The English Bill of Rights 1689
• Rights of Man, France 1789

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• Hemyock Village Events

• Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
• 1953 Coins for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

• Asian Tsunami, Sri Lanka 26th December 2004
• Hemyock Aid to Asia, January 2005
• Prem's Village Fund for Sri Lankan Tsunami Relief
• Janashakthi Micro Bank of Sri Lanka
• Janashakthi Bank, Sri Lanka – Report
• Janashakthi Bank, Sri Lanka, US Aid for Micro-Enterprises
• Commonwealth War Cemetery, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

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• Hemyock Memories of WWII: Kindle Books & Videos

• Hemyock Memories of WWII – Introduction
• Wartime Village Life in Hemyock – Memories of WWII
• The Homeguard (Dads Army) – Memories of WWII
• Wartime Farming – Memories of WWII
• Prisoners of War – Hemyock Residents Remember WWII
• Airfields, Aircraft, Airmen and Bombs – Memories of WWII
• Evacuees, Schools and School Children – Memories of WWII
• Contributors to Memories of WWII
• Village Carpenter Goes to War – Memories of WWII
• Village Carpenter Goes on to Burma – Memories of WWII

• Centenary of the 1918 Armistice Ending the Great War, WWI

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• Hemyock Castle, Devon, Heritage Open Day (HODs)
• Precautions against COVID-19 Coronavirus 2021

• HODs 2022 | HODs 2022 | HODs 2021 | HODs 2020 | HODs 2019 | HODs 2018 | HODs 2017 | HODs 2016 | HODs 2015 | HODs 2014 | HODs 2013 | HODs 2012 | HODs 2011 | HODs 2010 | HODs 2009 | HODs 2008 | HODs 2007 | HODs 2006 | HODs 2005 | HODs 2004 | HODs 2003 | HODs 2001 | HODs 2000 | HODs 1998 | Hemyock Castle HODs 1998 Press Release

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• 100 Years of Votes for Women: Six of Hemyock Castle's Influential Women
  • Margaret Hidon / Hydon
  • Lady Margaret Asthorpe
  • Joan Illery
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe
  • Mrs. Prem
  • Mrs. Phyllis Sheppard

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• European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018: Deep Historic Links with Europe, Explored via our Pottery Sherds
  • Blackdown Flints
  • Romano-British Iron Slag & Industries
  • Rouen Pottery
  • France & Portugal
  • Spain & Italy
  • Future King
  • Bartmann / Bellarmine Pots
  • Blackdown Whetstones

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• People Power – The March to Democracy
  • The Displays for Heritage Open Days 2019
  • French Street Protests of 1968 ...and of 2019?
  • Sir William Asthorpe (Late 14th Century)
  • Sir John Dynham (c1433 to 1501)
  • Lord Chief Justice Sir John Popham (1531 to 1607)
  • Mrs Joan Illery – Civil War Widow (1640s)
  • Everys and Leighs (1650s to 1790s)
  • General John Graves Simcoe (1752 to 1806)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe (1762 to 1850)
  • Traditional May Day or International Workers' Day ?
  • Notable Owners of Hemyock Castle
  • Our Glossary of Political, Property & Government Terms

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• After the Ban: Boxing Day Meet 2005
• Boxing Day 2004: Hemyock's Last Hunt?
• Lighting Culmstock Beacon 2002 and 1998
• Wassail Ceremony – with audio files

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Hemyock Castle is a privately owned, scheduled ancient monument;
Normally only open for public tours on Bank Holiday Mondays
(2 to 5 pm) between Easter and September.

To contact us: Click here

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Hemyock Castle, Hemyock, CULLOMPTON, Devon, EX15 3RJ, UK.
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