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From the fifteenth century onwards Wilmington sat astride the main Exeter to London road. It became the Honiton to Axminster Turnpike in the late eighteenth century but the importance of this route diminished when improved coaching facilities grew up in the early nineteenth century on what is now the A30/A303 route over the Blackdown Hills from Honiton to Salisbury. |
From the fifteenth century onwards Wilmington sat astride the main Exeter to London road. It became the Honiton to Axminster Turnpike in the late eighteenth century but the importance of this route diminished when improved coaching facilities grew up in the early nineteenth century on what is now the A30/A303 route over the Blackdown Hills from Honiton to Salisbury. |
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[[Image:Trafalgar_Way_Plaque_2.jpg|thumb|left|500px|The Traflgar Way plaque at the White Hart]] |
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| ⚫ | In 1805 the village |
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| ⚫ | In 1805 the village street rang to the clatter of horses hooves as messengers raced through with news of the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. In 2005 the event was marked by the unveiling of a plaque on the White Hart Inn. The plaque records details of this historic event and remembers local men who fought at the Battle. |
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The [[Trafalgar Way]] climbs out of Honiton onto the ridge by way of Springfield Lane before descending into Wilmington along the A35. It passes through Wilmington village before leaving the A35 again and following Moorcox Lane to Moorcox Cross before descending the next ridge to Shute Pillars and passing through Shute Woods along the line of an old Roman Road into Kilmington. |
The [[Trafalgar Way]] climbs out of Honiton onto the ridge by way of Springfield Lane before descending into Wilmington along the A35. It passes through Wilmington village before leaving the A35 again and following Moorcox Lane to Moorcox Cross before descending the next ridge to Shute Pillars and passing through Shute Woods along the line of an old Roman Road into Kilmington. |
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== External Links == |
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*[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Widworthy/index.html Widworthy Parish] |
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*[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Offwell/index.html Offwell Parish] |
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Revision as of 19:56, 1 September 2008
Wilmington is a village between Axminster and Honiton in East Devon on the A35 road.
The village is now in the parish of Widworthy although this is a recent change. Prior to 1989 the north side of the A35 was in Offwell Parish and only the south side was in Widworthy. St Cuthberts Church dates from the 14th Century and nearby Castle Hill is of historical interest.
From the fifteenth century onwards Wilmington sat astride the main Exeter to London road. It became the Honiton to Axminster Turnpike in the late eighteenth century but the importance of this route diminished when improved coaching facilities grew up in the early nineteenth century on what is now the A30/A303 route over the Blackdown Hills from Honiton to Salisbury.
In 1805 the village street rang to the clatter of horses hooves as messengers raced through with news of the Battle of Trafalgar. In 2005 the event was marked by the unveiling of a plaque on the White Hart Inn. The plaque records details of this historic event and remembers local men who fought at the Battle.
The Trafalgar Way climbs out of Honiton onto the ridge by way of Springfield Lane before descending into Wilmington along the A35. It passes through Wilmington village before leaving the A35 again and following Moorcox Lane to Moorcox Cross before descending the next ridge to Shute Pillars and passing through Shute Woods along the line of an old Roman Road into Kilmington.
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