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Index of places, people and themes
On Holdstone Down The following index
refers to walk numbers. A walk number
in bold type means that the place is at the start or finish of the walk
(including alternative starts for main walks). Italic
type means that the place or topic is on an alternative route or is
mentioned in passing. (H = Herepath,
AW = Additional walks). abandoned
villages, 29, 33, 36, 56, 76 Acland
family, 49 Aisholt,
97 Alcombe,
73 Alfoxton
House, 92 Allerford,
25 Anstey
commons, 64, 66 Anstey
Gate, 66 Arx
Cynuit, H Ash
Priors, 102 Avill,
River, 50, 53, 54, 56, 72, 74, H Badgworthy,
29, 30, 43 Badgworthy
Hill, 39, 43 Badgworthy
Water, 29, 30, 39, 43 Baggy
Point, 2 Bampton, 70, 82-83 Bampton
Down, 84 Barbrook,
16 Barle,
River, 37, 38, 41, 44, 45, 58, 59, 61-64, 67, 68-70 Barnstaple,
11, 33, H Barton
Town, 36 Bat’s
Castle, 74 Bathealton
Tunnel, 86 Batherm,
River, 70, 82-84 The
Beacon, 11, 12 Beckland,
AW3 Berrynarbor, 6, 7 Beulah
Chapel, 76 Bessom
Bridge, 80, 81 Bicknoller,
97 Bicknoller
Combe, 97 Bicknoller
Post, 92, 97 Bideford, 1 Bishops Lydeard, 102 Black Dog,
AW1 Blackchurch
Rock, AW3 Blackdown Hills,
86, 98, 99, AW4 Blackmoor
Gate, 33 Blackmore,
Richard Dodderidge, 29, 30 Blackpool
Mill, AW2 Blegberry,
AW2 Blue
Anchor, 72 Blue Ben,
90 Bodley, 11 Boevey,
James, 38 Bolham, AW6 Bossington, 24, 25 Bowbier
Hill, 83 Bowling
Green, Holford, 92 Bratton
Ball, 28 Bratton
Fleming, 33 Braunton
Burrows, 2 River
Bray, 35, 36 Bray
Reservoir, 36 Brayford, 34, 35 Brendon,
20 Brendon
Common, 31 Brendon
Hill (village), 76 Brendon
Hills, 56, 73-81, 89 Brendon
Two Gates, 31 Brewer’s
Castle, 58 Bridgetown,
57, 62 Brightworthy
Barrows, 45 Broad
Strand, 6 Brockwell,
48, 50 Brompton
Ralph, 88 Broomfield,
98, 99 Brownsham,
AW3 Brushford,
68, 70 Bucks
Mills, AW3 Bull
Point, 3, 4 Burgundy
Chapel, 27 Burlinch,
100 Bury, 69,
79 Butter
Hill, 17, 18, 19 Bye
Common, 52 Caffyns
Heanton Wood, 13 Canals,
AW5 Cannington
Fort, H Capstone
Hill, 5 Capton, 78 Caradoc,
61 Caratacus
Stone, 60, 61 Carnarvon
Estate, 45 Castle
Rock, 11, 14 castles
(motte & bailey), 32, 74, 83, 93 Cats
Castle, H The
Chains, 36-38, 40 Challacombe, 36 Chargot
Wood, 75 Cheddon
Fitzpaine, 100 Cheriton,
16, 40 Cheriton
Ridge, 40 Chetsford
Water, H Chibbet
Ford, 44 Chilcott,
68 Chipstable,
87 Churchtown
(Luxborough), 56, 75 Churchtown
(Parracombe), 32 clapper
bridge, 58, 59, 61 Clatworthy Reservoir, 89 Clayhanger,
84, 85 Cleeve
Abbey, 78 Clicket,
56 cliff
railway, 11, 14 Cloutsham,
49 Clovelly, AW3 coastguard
station, 25 Coleford
Water, H Coleridge,
Samuel Taylor, 22, 93 Combe Bottom,
88 Comberow,
76, 77 Combe
Florey, 102 Combe Martin, 7, 8 Combwich,
H Conygar
Tower, 73 Coppleham,
62 Cornham
Ford, 38 Cornwell,
Bernard, H Cothelstone
Hill, 97, 98 Countisbury,
15, 17-20 County Gate, 19-21, 29 Cove, 70 Cow Castle
41, 42, 46 Croscombe
Barton, 13 Crosse,
Andrew, 98 Crowcombe, 78 Crowcombe
Heathfield, H Crowcombe
Park Gate, 97 Crown
Estate, 74 Croyde, 2 Culbone,
21, 22, 23 Cutcombe,
53, 54 Danes
Brook, 64, 66 Daws
Castle, 72 Dead
Woman’s Ditch, 93, 94, H Deddy
Combe, 21 Devil's Cheesewring,
14 Devil's
Stone, 53 Doniford,
71, 90 Doone
Valley, 29 Dowsborough
Camp, 93, 94 Dry
Bridge, 31 Dulverton, 50, 57, 58, 62-64,
67-70 Dunkery
Beacon, 49, 50, 54, 55 Dunkery Gate, 50, 54, 55 Dunster, 47, 50, 56, 72, 73, 74 Dunster Beach, 72 Dunster
Castle, 47, 73, 74 East
Anstey, 67 East
Anstey Common, 64 East Lyn
(hamlet), 16 East Lyn
River, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 40 East
Quantoxhead, 90, 91 Elworthy,
H Escott, 78 Exe,
River, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 51, 57, 58, 62, 69, 70, AW6 Exe Head,
38, 40 Exe Valley
Way, 70, 82 Exebridge,
70 Exeter
Inn, 83 Exford, 42-44, 50-52, 58, H Exmansworthy,
AW3 Exmoor
National Park offices, 64 Exmoor
Pony Centre, 62, 63 Farley
Water, 31 field
studies centre, 38, 77 Fitzroy,
102 Ford (Wootton
Courtenay), 54 Ford Mill
(Bampton), 82, 84 Foreland
Point, 18 funicular
railway, 14, 15 Fyne Court, 98, 99 Gallox
Hill, 74 Gotton,
100 Grabbist
Hill, 47, 50, 73 Grand
Western Canal, AW5 Great
Ferny Ball, 46 Great
Hangman, 7 Great
Rowbarrow, 50 Great
Tom's Hill, 30, 43 Grexy
Combe, 26 Haddeo,
River, 69, 79, 80 Haddon
Hill, 79, 80 Halberton,
AW5 Halsway
Post, 97 Hare Path,
53, H Harepath
Head, H Harman,
Martin Coles, 1 Hartford,
80 Hartland
Abbey, AW2 Hartland Point, AW2 Hartland
Quay, AW2 Hawk Combe,
23 Hawkridge
(Dulverton), 58, 64 Hawkridge
Reservoir, 97 Heathcoat-Amory,
Sir John, AW6 Heaven,
Hudson Grosett, 1 Heddon’s
Mouth, 9, 11, 12 Heddon,
River, 9-12, 32 Hele, 6 Helwell
Bay, 71, 90 herepath, H, 53 Hestercombe
House & Gardens, 100 Heydon
Hill, 87 High Bray,
35 Highland
cows, 1, 36, 97 hill
forts, 41, 46, 58, 64, 72, 74, 93, 94, 98, AW3 Hillsford
Bridge, 16, 40 Hinam
Farm, 58, 64 Hinkley
Point Power Station, 91, 93, 97 Hirst,
Damien, 5 Hoar Oak,
40 Hoaroak
Water, 16, 40 Hoccombe
Combe, 29 Holdstone
Down, 9 Hole
Water, 35 Holford, 92, 95 Holford
Combe, 93 Hollam
House, 69 Holnicote
Estate, 24, 48, 49 Holwell
Castle, 32 Horner, 24, 47, 48, 49, 55 Horner
Water, 24, 25, 49 Horsen
Hill, 45, 46 Huish
Champflower, 87 Huish Champflower
Barrow, 76 Hunter’s Inn, 9, 10, 11, 12 Hurley
Beacon, 97 Hurlstone
Point, 25 Hurstone
Viaduct, 85, 86 hydraulic
ram, 64 Ilfracombe,
1, 4, 5, 6 Ilkerton
Ridge, 16 The
Incline, 76 Jubilee
Hut, 49, 48 Kate
(sculpture), 5 Kedworthy,
34 Kennisham
Forest, 75 Kilton, 91 Kilve, 90, 91 Kingsbridge
(Luxborough), 75 Kingston St Mary, 97, 99, 100, 101 Knaplock,
60 Knight,
John, 37-39, 41, 43 Knightshayes Court, AW6 Ladies
Mile, 9, 10 Lake,
Benjamin, 11 Lanacombe,
39, 43 Lan(d)acre,
46 Landacre Bridge,
45, 46 Landacre
Gate, 45, 46 Landmark
Trust, 1 Langford,
101 Lank
Combe, 29 Larkbarrow,
39, 43 Lee, 3-5 Lee Abbey,
11, 13, 14 Lee Bay
(Ilfracombe), 3-5 Lee Bay
(Lynton), 11, 13, 14 Leighland
Chapel, 76, 77 Liberator
memorial, 24 Lilstock,
91 Lime Combe, 38 lime
kilns, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 72 Little
Hangman, 7, 8 Long
Stone, 36 Lorna Doone, 14, 21, 29, 30, 64 Louisa
Gate, 69 Lovelace,
Ada, 22 Loyton, 82 Luccombe,
47, 48 Luckwell
Bridge, 53, 55, 57 Lundy, 1, AW2, AW3 Luttrell,
Henry, 73 Luxborough, 56, 75 Lydeard
Hill, 95, 96, 97 Lynbridge,
15, 16 Lynmouth, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 40 Lynmouth
flood, 14 Lynton, 11, 14, 15 Lynton and
Barnstaple Railway, 32, 33 Lynton and
Lynmouth Cliff Railway, 14, 15 Lype Hill,
75 Maclaren, Robert
(memorial), 31 Macmillan
Way West, 49, 78, 97, 98 Malmsmead, 21, 29, 30, 43 Marsh
Bridge, 58, 62-64, 68 Maundown,
88 Minehead, 26, 27, 28, 72, 73 The
Mineral Line, 71, 72, 76, 77 mining,
41, 76 Moles
Chamber, 37 Molland, 65, 66 Molland
Common, 65 Molland
Moor Gate, 66 Monksilver,
77 Morebath,
82 Mortehoe, 3, 4 Morte
Point, 3, 4 Mounsey
Hill Gate, 62, 63 Mouthmill,
AW3 Nailsbourne,
100, 101 The
National Trust, 1-4, 9-12, 15-19, 24, 25, 49, 56-73, 93, 98, 99, AW4, AW6 Nether Stowey, 93, 94, H Nettlecombe,
77 North
Hill, 26-28 North
Thorne, 33 Norton
Camp or Fort, 101 Norton
Fitzwarren, 101 Norton
Manor Camp, 101 Nutcombe
Bottom, 56, 74 Nutcombe
Manor, 84 Oare, 21, 29,
30 Oare
Water, 21, 30 oil
refining, 90, 91 Oldberry
Castle, 64 Old
Stowey, 56, 75 Over
Stowey, H Oxen Tor,
15, 40 Parracombe, 11, 32 Parrett,
River, H Peart
Water, 97 Perry, 91,
92 Petton, 85 Pickney,
101 Pinkery
Pond, 36, 37, 38 Pitt Bridge,
54 Pittcombe
Head, 23, H Pooltown,
75 Porchester’s
Post, 45 Porlock, 9, 21, 24, 26, 47, 50, 55 Porlock
Hill, 23 Porlock
Marsh, 24 Porlock
Vale, 24, H Porlock Weir, 21, 22-24, H Prayway
Head, 38, 39, 40, 43 The
Punchbowl, 60, 61 Putsborough,
7 Quantock
Greenway, 94 Quantock
Hills, 72, 78, 90-100 Quantock's
Head, 90, 91 Quarme,
River, 53, 57 Raddington,
85 Radworthy,
36 Ralegh’s Cross, 76, 89 Red Post,
H reservoirs,
33, 36, 89, 80, 79, 86, 97 Rhenish
Tower, 14 Roadwater, 76, 77 Robber’s
Bridge, 21 Rockford,
20 Room Hill,
42, 44, 52, 58 Ruborough
Camp, 98 Rugged
Jack, 11, 14 St.
Audrie's Bay, 90 St.
Decuman’s, 71, 72 St.
James’s Tower, 81 Sandhill
Park, 102 Saunton, 2 Selworthy, 25 Selworthy
Beacon, 25, 26 Seven
Hills, 4, 5 Seven
Wells Wood, 94 Sherdon
Water, 46 Sherracombe,
34 Sherrycombe,
7, 9 Shillingford,
82 Shilstone
Hill, 31 Simonsbath, 38, 39, 40-43 Slade
Reservoirs, 5 Slattenslade,
13 Sloley
(Slowly) Stone, 37 Smallacombe
(Molland), 66 Smith’s
Combe, 92 South
Molton, 35 Sparhanger,
16 Spire
Cross, 60 Staple
Plain, 92 Sterridge,
6 Sticklepath,
77 Stogumber, 78 Stock
Common, 16 Stoke
(Hartland), AW2 Stoke
Pero, 49 stone
circle, 45 Stone
Cross, H Stowey
Mill (Cutcombe), 54 Stream, 78 Sugarloaf
Hill, 21 Summerway Cross,
53, H Tall Trees
Trail, 56, 74 Tangs
Bottom, 38 Tarka
Trail, 35, 40 Tarr
Steps, 58, 59, 61, 63 Taunton, 97,
99-102 Taunton
& Barnstaple Railway, 67, 68, 70, 85, 86 Tetton
House, 97, 99, 101 Thelbridge,
AW1 Timberscombe,
56 Tiverton, AW5 Tiverton
branch railway, AW5, AW6 toll
house, 70 Tone,
River, 86, 87, 89 tors, 11,
14, 15 Trentishoe,
9 Trentishoe
Down, 9 Trentishoe
Water, 9, 10 Triscombe, 95, 96, 97, H Triscombe
Stone, 95, 96, H Twitchen,
65 Two Moors
Way, 40 Upton
Farm, 81 Valley of
the Rocks, 11, 14 Venn
Cross, 85 Verity
(statue), 5 Voley, 10 Walford,
John, 93 Washbattle
Bridge, 86 Washford, 78 Washford
Pyne, AW1 Washford
River, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78 Watchet, 71, 72, 78, 90 Watermouth,
6 Waterrow, 85, 86 Watersmeet,
15, 17, 20, 40 Webber’s
Post, 48, 49, 55 Wellington, AW4, AW5 Wellington
Monument, AW4 West
Anstey, 67 West
Anstey Common, 66 West
Bagborough, 95 West Deane
Way, 86 West Lyn
(hamlet), 16 West Lyn
River, 15, 16 West Monkton, 100 West
Quantoxhead, 92, 97 West
Somerset Mineral Railway, 71, 72, 76, 77 West
Somerset Railway, 73-78, 102 Wheal
Eliza, 41 Wheddon Cross, 53-57, H Whitefield
(Wiveliscombe), 88 Whitefield
(central Exmoor), 34, 35 Whitefield
Down, 34 Widmouth
Head, 6 Williton, 78 Will’s
Neck, 95, 96, 97 Wilmot’s
Pool, 93 Wimbleball Lake, 79-81 Winsford, 51, 52, 57, 60, 61, 62 Winsford
Hill, 60, 61 Winsford
Punchbowl, 60, 61 Wistlandpound Reservoir, 33 Witheridge, AW1 Withiel
Florey, 80 Withycombe,
60 Withyman’s
Pool, 93 Withypool, 42, 44, 45, 58, 59 Withypool
Hill, 45 Wiveliscombe, 86-88 Woodcock
Gardens, 47, 48 Woodcombe,
28 Woody Bay,
11, 12, 13 Wootton
Common, 50 Wootton
Courtenay, 47, 50 Wordsworth,
William, 92 workhouse,
64 Worthy
(Porlock), 23, H Wringapeak,
13 Yarford,
101 Yellow
Combe, 60, 61, 63
All text, photographs and maps © Stan Lester 2023 |
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