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Norman (1066-1154)

1066-1154

The existance of Launcells church was first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book valuation, carried out by William's officers.

The Church of St Symphorian is location in the village of Veryan, within the Churchtown settlement.

The church of St Petroc is found in the north-east corner of the old town of Bodmin.

The fifteenth-century Blisland Parish Church is the only church in Britain dedicated to Saints Protus and Hyacinth.

Launceston Priory was established in the 12th century, and became one of the wealthiest in Cornwall.

Bristol Cathedral was founded as St Augustine's Abbey in 1140 by Robert Fitzharding, a wealthy local landowner and royal official.

Withypool font

St Andrew's Church, Withypool

William I on a penny struck in Watchet, the nearest mint to Exmoor.

Hawkridge church, detail of Norman doorway

The Barle valley below Simonsbath in the heart of the former Royal Forest of Exmoor.

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