Ashburton Devon CAM

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Ashburton Place: Ashburton Category: Places Please select a size: 800x600 - 1024x768 About: Ashburton high street. One of Ashburton's most famous myths is that of Kutty Dyer. Kutty Dyer is an evil water sprite that lives in the river opposite the town hall and drinks the blood of unsuspecting children. Photograph Added: 28th April 2006

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Church Of St Andrew Place: Ashburton Category: Places of Worship Please select a size: 800x600 - 1024x768 About: The church of St. Andrew at Ashburton is located on West Street. The earilest records of a church at this location date back to the 12th century. Photograph Added: 27th April 2006

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Ashburton Town Hall Place: Ashburton Category: Historic Please select a size: 800x600 - 1024x768 About: Ashburton Town Hall was built in 1850 by Lord Clinton.It replaced the 300 year old original wooden market hall. Photograph Added: 26th April 2006

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Royal Oak Inn Place: Ashburton Category: Pubs and Nightspots Please select a size: 800x600 - 1024x768 About: The Royal Oak Inn at Ashburton. Ashburton is one of only four Stannary Towns in Devon and tin was mined in the area as far back as Roman times. Photograph Added: 25th April 2006

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Ashburton Place: Ashburton Category: Towns and Villages Please select a size: 800x600 - 1024x768 About: Early morning at Ashburton's town centre. Photograph Added: 24th April 2006

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About Ashburton Devon.

Ashburton, is located on the southern slopes of Dartmoor right in the heart of the South Devon countryside. The town lies on the River Ashburn and dates from Saxon times, in the Doomsday book the area is called Essebretone and records show 34 villagers and 16 small holders. It was once an important centre for tin and cloth as it was on the main coaching route. Ashburton is situated roughly half way between Plymouth and Exeter and is the largest town to lie fully within the boundary of the Dartmoor National Park Its close location to Dartmoor makes it an ideal touring centre for walks, pony trekking and other activities on the moor. The nearby River Dart is popular for canoeing, fishing and bird watching.
The main shopping streets are North Street and East Street with cobbled streets and old houses Ashburton is a great place to just wander around. The town also has an historical connections with the Civil War was it was a Royalist stronghold until their defeat in 1646 when General Fairfax took the town and set up his head quarters in the Mermaid Inn on North Street. This is now the ironmongers.
During the Napoleonic Wars Ashburton was a Parole Town this meant that the captured French Officers were housed with local people. These officers were then free to roam in Ashburton and the surrounding countryside. Their perimeters were designated by milestones set along the main routes in and out of the town.
The easy access routes by road and rail and the proximity of Dartmoor make Asburton the a good place for a holiday in South Devon.