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THE TEIGNMOUTH GUIDE

by N.T. Carrington

Published by E. & George Henry Croydon. Circa. 1863

Very good condition. Containing a Description of the Town and of the Places and Remarkable Points of Interest in the Neighbourhood. The Excursions and Walks, Climate Etc. By Several Literary Gentlemen (Carrington and others). 14th edition with considerable additions. Small format. 7" x 4". Brown embossed cloth. Folding b/w map as frontis.

14th Editoin. Spine lightly browned. Corners bumped and rubbed. Reduced from £150

Stock no. 597671

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Contents

  • I. DEVON - introduction
  • II. Teignmouth, description and general history
  • III. The River Teign - its scenery - the bridge - Coombe Cellars - Teign Bridge
  • IV. WALKS - The Den and Esplanade - The Views - The Coast - Parson and Clerk Rocks - continuance of the Walk to Dawlish
  • V. To Haldon - scenery - ruins of Magdalene Chapel
  • VI. To Shaldon - description of its Church and Walk to Coombeinteignhead and Stokeinteignhead - account of their Churches
  • VII. To Bishopsteignton - extend of the parish - its church - ruins of an old Palace
  • VIII. EXCURSIONS - To Higher Rocks and Becky Fall, through Teigngrace and Ilsington, returning by Lustleigh, Bovey Tracey, and Preston; Kingsteignton and its church - Highweek Church - Stover and Ingsdon - Ilsington Church, scenery from Hightor - Widdecombe Church - Scenery at Becky Fall - Logan Stones and Whooping Rocks - Lustleigh Cleve - Lustleigh and its church - Bovey Tracey and its church to Heathfield
  • IX. Through Ideford to Chudleigh and Ugbrook, returning by Bellamarsh and Kingsteignton
  • X. To the Cromlech and Logan Stone at Drewsteignton
  • XI. To Exeter over Haldon returning by Starcross - Lidwell Chapel -discovery of the Urn, Ashcombe and its church, Tower of Penhill, Ashton, Mamhead, the Belvidere, Oxton Kenford, Alphington, Exminster, Powderham
  • XII. Scenery of the Exe - seats in its neighbourhood Topsham and its church, Lympstone, Exmouth account of its church, walks
  • XIII. To Dartmoor - History, French Prisons, Logan Stone, Druidical remains, The Tinners Court of Parliament, Paved Causeway at Crockern Tor, Cavern near Sheepstor - the church, Fingal Bridge, Chagford, The Spinster Rock, Tavistock, Benedictine Abbey
  • XIV. Excursion to St Mary Church, Anstis Cove, Babbicome and Torquay, Maidenhead, St Mary Church, the Marble Shop, account of the churches at Coffinswell and Kingskerswell, Babbicombe Bay - Bishopstowe, the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, Kent's Cavern, Torquay, Harbour
  • XV. To Kingswear and Brixham, by Tor-Abbey through Cockington, Paignton, Glampton, returning by Churston Ferrers, and Goodrington, account of Tor-Abbey, Livermead Head, the Caverns, the Palace at Paignton, seats and scenery on the road to Kingswear, Dartmouth Castle, Brixham
  • XVI. To Tones and Berry Castle, by Milburn Down and Newton returing through Marldon, Kingskerswell and Haccombe, Ford House, History of original possessors - the Widow's Houses, its founder - Newton, Bradley House, Dartington, Berry Pomeroy Church, Haccombe
  • XVII To the Dart and Dartmouth. Lydford, Widdicombe, Hole, Ancient Bridge, Two Bridges, Wistman's Wood, Crockern Tor, Village Church of Buckland in the Moor, Holne House, Seat of Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart, Hembury Castle, Ashburton, Stoke Gabriel
  • XVIII. The South Devon Railway
  • XVIII. The Air

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