Villages on Dartmoor rely upon the larger market towns .... and the winding land from Gidleigh took me to Chagford. As a market town, it dates back to the 1200s. In 1305, it became one of four stannary towns authorized by the Crown to weigh and collect tin mined on Dartmoor. No doubt the town endured good and bad times ... but through it all, flowers bloomed!
Flowers are abundant in the private gardens along the streets ...
... in rainbow colors.
... and it's welcome to dogs!
A family friend is the proprietor of The Dartmoor Shepherd.
After refreshing myself in Chagford, I was ready to hunt for prehistoric sites again.
Mahalo,
Kim
Next: Grimspound - Dartmoor's largest Bronze Age settlement.
Loving these posts-I've never been to the UK.
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