Survey of English Dialects
Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
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Type
sound
Duration
00:06:04
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C908/31
Recording date
1963/04/01
Recording locations
Widecombe in the Moor, Devon: OS Grid Reference(271500,76500)
Producers
University of Leeds
Recordist
Ellis, Stanley (b.1926
Speakers
Warren, Ernest (b.1886, male, farm worker)
Description
Ernest talks about his early days on the farm and recalls how people were self-sufficient. Jordan and Leusdon (both just to the south of Widecombe) are nearby hamlets. Ashburton is a town to the southwest and Poundsgate a village to the south.
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