Uffculme
| Uffculme | ||
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Shire county | ||
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| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | CULLOMPTON | |
| Postcode district | EX15 | |
| Dialling code | 01884 | |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall | |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Uffculme (/ˈʌfkəm/, UF-kəm) is a village and civil parish located in the Mid Devon district, of Devon, England. Situated in the Blackdown Hills on the B3440, close to the M5 motorway and the Bristol–Exeter railway line, near Cullompton, Uffculme is on the upper reaches of the River Culm. The population of the parish, according to a 2020 estimate, is 3,090.[1] It is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Culmstock, Hemyock, Sheldon, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, Willand, Halberton and Burlescombe.[2]
History
Historically, Uffculme was a parish in Bampton Hundred, under the Peculiar jurisdiction of the Prebendary of Uffculme, Salisbury Cathedral. Uffculme is of particular interest to local historians because the wills and inventories for Uffculme have survived due to the parish being a peculiar of the Bishop of Salisbury, and hence they were not among the Devon probate records that were destroyed by fire in Exeter following a bombing raid during the Baedeker Blitz of World War II. [3]
The earliest (1801) census put the population of Uffculme parish at 1837. From the 16th century, Uffculme was a significant part of the West Country's wool industry, reaching its height in the middle of the 18th century "when large quantities of Uffculme serges were exported to Holland by the Tiverton merchants".[4] Coldharbour Mill, the last woollen mill to operate in the village was built in 1799 by Thomas Fox.[5] In 1983,
On 17 November 1998 a major explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in the village. Windows of homes near to the plant were broken by the blast, which could be heard 10 miles (16 km) away in
Geography
The
Culture
A
The large Elizabethan manor house of
During 2008 the village's Langlands Business Park featured in the
The singer Joss Stone lived near Ashill, a hamlet in the parish of Uffculme, and attended Uffculme School. Snooker player Sam Baird comes from the village.
References
- ^ "Uffculme (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Facts and Figures". (link to Devon Parishes map). Devon County Council. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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Peter Wyatt and Robin Stanes eds. (1997) Uffculme: A Peculiar Parish: A Devon town from Tudor times. ISBN 0-9529850-0-4
- ^ Hoskins, W. G. and Finburg, H. P. R. Devonshire Studies (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952)
- ^ http://www.coldharbourmill.org.uk Coldharbour Mill
- ^ Mullin, Gemma (5 November 2013). "Bonfire Night is a constant reminder of village inferno". Culm Valley Gazette. p. 23.
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Maggs, C.G. (2006) The CULM VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY: Tiverton Junction To Hemyock. The Oakwood Press ISBN 0-85361-652-3
- ^ The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson 2003
- ^ Ofsted reports on Uffculme School
External links
- Uffculme School
- Uffculme Primary School
- The Ostler Inn
- Uffculme Sheep Show
- Coldharbour Mill
- BBC News Article on Fireworks Factory Explosion
- St. Mary's Church, Uffculme
- Uffculme United Reformed Church
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