Culmstock

Culmstock
Old stone bridge with pedestrian refuges over River Culm at Culmstock

Culmstock is a picturesque parish village in east Devon, about 5 miles from Tiverton and 7 or so miles NE of Cullompton. It is laid out on both sides of the River Culm; the village is joined by a single old narrow stone bridge across the river.

Historically it fell within the boundaries of the Hemyock Hundred. It was at one time prosperous as a centre of weaving and the wool trade but this prosperity, and the population of the village, declined considerably with the onset of the Industrial Revolution.

1588 signal station above village at Culmstock Beacon, built to warn of the Spanish Armada.

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Coordinates: 50°55′N 3°15′W / 50.917°N 3.25°W / 50.917; -3.25

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