Bovey Tracey in general Reviews
Newest Review: ... National Park Authority HQ. They have a farmers market every fortnight in Union Square, having a variety of local produce. They sell some yummy homemade cakes as well as meat, eggs etc. There are quite an array of pubs, 7 until recently, unfortunately The Old Thatched Inn burnt down in July. The Cromwell Arms named after Oliver Cromwell, there was a battle during the English Civil War on Bovey Heath in which Cromwell's army won. The Riverside Inn offers accomodation and restaurant, the food here is very tasty and at very good prices. The internationally renowned Devon Guild of Craftsmen, based in a 19th century water mill on the r... more
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by - written on 19/08/08 (Very useful, 78 readings)
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Bovey Tracey (pronounced 'Buvvy') is known as 'The Gateway to the Moor' because of it's close proximity to Dartmoor National Park. Situated about 5 miles from the market town of Newton Abbot, it got its name from the river Bovey that runs through the town. Originally a Saxon community, it got its second name after the Norman conquest by the De Tracey family who were 'lords of the manor'. William De Tracey is the most famous, as he was one of the Knights that murdered Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral. It is said that he was made to build the original Parish Church as penance for the murder. The old De Tracey's Parke Estate is home to a 19th Century ... Read the complete review
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