Life In A Devon Village PDF Download

Swimbridge can fairly claim to be one of North Devon's most attractive and most interesting villages, set in a deep valley watered by the Venn Stream and overlooked by rolling hills. The village itself, grouped around its gem of a parish church, is forever associated with the famous hunting parson, the Rev. John Russell - Parson Jack - and the breed of dog he orginated. It stands at the centre of a much wider parish, once one of the largest in Devon. This book examines life in Swimbridge during the momentous decades from 1900 to the millennium, looking back where appropriate to examine the factors that formed the settlement, and forward to see how the village has responded to the challenges of the twenty-first century.