Adventure and adventurers > Black's guide to the counties of Dorset, Devon, & Cornwall

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APPENDIX.
BRISTOL TO EXETER, &c.—Continued.
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tower 153 feet high.
Some remains of the
castle exist. Chaucer’s
son was governor of it.
It returns two members
to Parliament, and con¬
tains a population of
about 15,000.
Holcombe Roqcs,
Tudor Mansion, and
Perpendicular Church.
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Wellington,
170 m. from London.
Wellington is a neat
town situated close to
the Watling Street.
The trade is chiefly in
serges and potteries.
The church, a hand¬
some Gothic structure,
contains the monu¬
ment of Sir John Pop-
ham, whose house was
destroyed in the Civil
War. This place gives
title to the Duke of
Wellington, to whom
a column was erected
on Blackdown Hill.
Population, 1851, 3926.
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Bcrlescombe. Church
has an ancient screen.
Uptculme, 4 m. gar
Fine church, recently
restored.
■O Halberton, 2 m.
Fine old church.
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Enter Devonshire.
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Enter the Whitehall
Tunnel, 5 furlongs long.
jC* Branch to Tiv¬
erton, 5 m. distant.
Tiverton is an ancient
municipal town, agree¬
ably situated on the
slope of a hill. The
church is an inte¬
resting edifice, con¬
taining several monu¬
ments. The view from
the churchyard is strik¬
ingly picturesque. The
castle gate, towers, and
part of the walls re¬
main. It returns two
members to Parlia-
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Tiverton Junction,
179 m. from London.
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Bradfidd Hall, (fir
B. Walrond, Esq., 1J m.
The line passes through
the valley of the Culme,
famous for its eels.
Kino's Mill.
Cullompton,
181J m. from London.
Cullompton, a market
town of great anti¬
quity, was left by
Alfred to his son Eth-
elward. The church
is large, and in Later
English, consisting of
three aisles. Tker-
10 m. to Honiton £3r
Plvmtree, 4 m. iKfT
The Perpendic. Church
has a screen, and a
niche in west face of
the tower.