Survey of English Dialects
South Zeal, Devon
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Type
sound
Duration
00:04:48
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C908/30
Recording date
1963/04/01
Recording locations
South Zeal, Devon: OS Grid Reference(265500,93500)
Producers
University of Leeds
Recordist
Ellis, Stanley (b.1926
Speakers
Wright, Tom (b.1886, male, retired small holder & farmer)
Description
Tom talks about the traditional leisure pursuits that were popular in the village, including Cornish wrestling, cricket, football and especially the local hunt. Cornwall is the county to the immediate west of South Zeal and Bath is a city in Wiltshire to the northeast.
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