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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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