Highampton Local History Group

We are most fortunate to already possess some old documents and many old photographs of Highampton and plan over time to collate details regarding the properties and their occupants.  In the meantime we are pleased to display some of these as detailed below.  All items held in the archive are held for future posterity; at present we have no items for sale.

Any donations of documents and photographs of Highampton and its surroundings together with any known historical facts to add to our collection would be most welcome. We would be grateful for any possible additions to our records and would be pleased to arrange for copies of any items to be taken for retention with the originals returned to the donor.  Additionally we would be delighted to call upon any local resident to discuss and make a recording of any information or memories of past local events that they would be happy for us to keep as part of our permanent record. If you can help please contact us.

• Memories of Highampton in the 19th Century by Rev Michael Brown dated 1882.
• Burdon Genealogy & Historical Notes - an extract from the book “The Ancient Feudal Manor of Burdon, Devonshire” by Maurice Thomas
• Photographs of Highampton.
• A gallery of more photographs of Highampton activities and properties.
• Old photographs of Highampton School.
• A gallery of photographs of Highampton County Primary School’s successful entry to the 2009 Hatherleigh Carnival to celebrate their forthcoming centenary.
• Photographs of Dunsland House.   
• The re-enactment of the Battle of Hatherleigh Moor by the Sealed Knot Society

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