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Hometown Culmstock
The bridge over the river at Culmstock
Read Julie Hopper's guide to Culmstock and then have your say on the east Devon village.
start quoteAs a place to live, Culmstock is large enough to be a community with its own organisations and interest groups, but small enough to be on nodding terms with most people you meet on the end quoteway to buy a paper
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don daniel orpington kent
My father owned and ran the Railway Inn at Culmstock during the Second World War. He was a character so some of the old locals told me on a recent visit to the village. It must have been great having all those steam trains passing by. what a beautiful unspoilt area.

John, North Carolina
William Comstock, b 1595 came to the US in ~ 1635. If you go to maps.google.com and enter Vauxhall St and Williams St New London Ct you will see the area near Post Hill that his residence was located. My grandmother was Elanor Marjory Comstock, family 7207. geneology William, Asahel,Asahel,Asahel, Jonathon,Joseph, John, John then the original William, I have a Comstock geneology book.

Clifford Gill, Marlow, Bucks
I am interested in roslyn's note in that she was evacuated to Frys Farm in 1939. My family lived in the cottage next door and we also had evacuee's from Bethnal Green.Their family surnames were Thompson and Kelleher.

Jess and Leah
We are 7yrs and 9yrs and we live in the village and love it lots. It's a lovely place to live.

Chris-culmstock
This was an okay report on culmstock

Emily Comstock, Indiana
This article was the best thing I've read about the town where my ancestors originated. It sounds like an incredible little town much like the one where I grew up. I am descended from the William Culmstock who came to New England shortly after the Pilgrims. I can't wait to visit!

Marguerite- USA
It was interesting to see where my ancestor (William Comstock)came from in the middle 1600s to America.

butch culmstock
awesome place to live

Nigel Gillard from Bath
My ancestors moved from Culmstock to Bath in 1851, it's a mystery why two single people living in such a beautiful village would move to a Victorian city and marry (in Bath) after a few months, when I visited this village I thought it truly wonderful

roslyn
I was evacuated to frys farm in culmstock in 1939.I arrived with a group of children from bethnel green in the east end and spent over a year on the farm.

Brad Comstock USA
Hello, This is more of a question than a comment but perhaps you can help me out. My father has traced our ancestors back to the village of Culmstock, hence our surname "Comstock". I would like to know if it is possible to travel to Culmstock with public transportation from London. I currently live in Newport Pagnell, England and would like to travel to Culmstock with my family when my parents come to visit later this month. Thank You

Marilyn Lancashire
My great grandparents came from Culmstock and it was quite moving to read the beautiful description here and interesting to read about the wool museum. As i am researching family history i shall be paying a visit at some point in the future.Having been brought up in Monmouthshire we visited Devon and I cant wait to return

Stephanie from Gloucester
I have been to Culmstock a number of times, and enjoyed every visit. My favourite aspect would have to be the small river or stream running through it that makes it a picturesque country village.

Ron Leech living in Berkshire
I was interested in Culmstock as some of my ancestors came from the village dating back to about 1800 and possibly earlier. The description given here has made me want to come and visit during the summer months.



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