词条 | Merton, Devon |
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The village is on the A386 road between Meeth and Great Torrington. The parish church, on the west side of the village, is dedicated to All Saints and dates from around 1400.[2] It suffered a heavy Victorian restoration between 1872 and 1875 by R. M. Fulford, but the east window of the north chapel retains many fragments of late medieval stained glass.[4] Speccot, Dunsbear and Potheridge were estates mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2][5] Merton MoorMerton Moor on the border between the parishes of Merton and Petrockstowe, has been the site of ball clay extraction for many years, and the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway ran through the west of the parish between 1925 and 1982 to serve the ball clay industry.[2] Today the former railway line forms part of the Tarka Trail series of footpaths and cycle tracks. Historic estatesVarious historic estates are situated within the parish including:
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf|title=Map of Devon Parishes|publisher=Devon County Council|accessdate=20 June 2013}} {{Commons category|Merton, Devon|Merton}}{{Torridge}}{{Devon parishes}}{{coord|50.891|-4.094|type:city_region:GB|display=title}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book|last = Harris|first = Helen|title = A Handbook of Devon Parishes|publisher = Halsgrove|location = Tiverton|year = 2004|page = 112|isbn = 1-84114-314-6}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/clinton-e05003620#sthash.PaEjt12U.dpbs|title=Clinton ward 2011|accessdate= 16 February 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |title=Devon (The Buildings of England)|author=Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus|publisher=Penguin |location=Harmondsworth |year=1989 |pages=459–60 (Great Potheridge), 568 (the church)|isbn=0-14-071050-7}} 5. ^{{cite book | last = Hoskins| first = W. G.| authorlink=William George Hoskins| title = A New Survey of England: Devon| publisher = Collins| location = London| year = 1972| edition = New| pages = 434–5| isbn = 0-7153-5577-5}} 2 : Villages in Devon|Torridge District |
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