Category: About Parracombe
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Over 50 years of revelling
Parracombe Revels came about because the villagers had so much fun celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II that they wanted an annual event that could involve the whole community. Channelling the coronation, a Revel Queen was crowned each year, there was a gala on the Coronation Playing Field and usually a concert or play (with…
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Parracombe 100 objects Village Walk and Map
Parracombe in One Hundred Objects Self-guided Walk The Parracombe in a 100 Objects Project aims to highlight objects within the landscape and village, or held in private possession, which give hints about daily life in the village from early times to the present day. Page down to see the ‘figure of 8’ route which includes…
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North Devon Journal, October 6, 1932 – New Village Hall
Transcript of an article in The North Devon Journal, October 6, 1932. (page 7) PARRACOMBE R.A.O.B.’S NEW VILLAGE HALL. Opened by Sir Basil Peto, M.P. Friday was a red letter day for the little village of Parracombe, as it also was for the local R.A.0.B. Lodge, the opening ceremony the new £1,000 Heddon Valley parish…
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Parracombe Primary School
Parracombe School is a Voluntary Controlled Church of England School for children aged 4 – 11. At Parracombe School, we aim to provide our children with an outstanding, broad and balanced education which is closely informed by the National Curriculum and based on Christian principles. This enables our children to achieve well through memorable experiences.…
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Holwell Castle
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 marked the start of remarkable changes in Medieval England. The death of King Harold gave the crown to William of Normandy, but at that stage he did not control all England, so William set about gaining power and quashing resistance. The results are still evident in the landscape today in the form of Motte and Bailey Castles. These distinctive Norman structures eventually dominated…
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Parracombe Mill
Described as a Fulling Mill in 1543, meaning it was used in the production of cloth, the power from the water wheel was geared to raise large wooden mallets that pounded the cloth in troughs filled with fullers earth and water, a process designed to thicken the material. Later the building was used for milling…
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Church of St. Petrock
The former Parish Church of St. Petrock is a landmark building standing to the East of Parracombe village in the hamlet of Churchtown. The first church purported to be built on the site circa 525 AD, was raise in the name of St. Petrock on his arrival from South Wales. It was likely to have…
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Memorial Stone in Parracombe Bridge
Memorial Stone in the Parracombe Bridge Foundations An early medieval (Saxon – 410 AD to 1065 AD) memorial stone is alleged to have been built into the foundations of Parracombe Bridge. The inscribed stone bearing nearly twenty letters with indenting between, was described by the Reverend Samuel Badcock. It was said to have been built into the…