The earliest origins of Newton Abbot can be traced back to remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle on Highweek Hill. This was most likely used as a lookout post to watch people coming up the Teign estuary. ...
The funeral parties using the Corpse Road were exempt from the ordinary law of property and in parts of Yorkshire no trespass is committed even in passing through a private estate, if in so doing they are taking the coffin by the most ...
Newton Abbot?s origins are typically traced back by historians to what remains of a Norman castle on Highweek Hill. It is believed that this was used as a post to look out for people traveling up through the Teign estuary. ...
