Following disafforestation, manors gained control of their own commons yet, were not always successful in maintaining it. Disputes were taken to th
In much of England in the Middle Ages, routine business relating to local communities was conducted at the appropriate manorial court, while seriou
Winsford village
See the Catholic church under Pixton Park on this site
The first local authority houses were built in the late 1920s.
Winsford Royal Oak
The hill today is a large stretch of open heather moorland between the rivers Barle and Exe.
Although sources for Exmoor's medieval history are scarce compared with neighbouring areas there is some interesting material.
Lorna Doone
Liscombe is in Dulverton; there are other Liscombes, see East Liscombe in East Anstey for example. It was recorded in the mid 13th century.
