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A Queen Victoria Wall Box in Payhembury, Devon is now on the map. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/r/EX14-27 #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #WallBox #StandardRed #Payhembury
Postbox in Payhembury, Devon. PostboxMap.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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War Memorial
At Payhembury near Honiton #Devon #WarMemorials
September 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Alan Rockwell: TALK ON THE HISTORY OF VILLAGE NAMES. HOW DID WE GET TO WHERE WE ARE? UNDERHILL VILLAGE HALL. December 1st. 7 p.m. Alan Rockwell discusses the evolution of place names in the UK. SAMPLES FROM TALK: Did you know that Payhembury is called that because it was owned by a Saxon named Paega, and that Hembury once meant ‘high fort’? Who was Totta and what was her ness (Totnes)? Who was Wineca and what was her leigh (Winkleigh)? Why is Underhill (Underhill) called Underhill? PLUS GUEST SPEAKER COLIN STAPLETON FROM BIDEFORD. Snacks and non- alcoholic drinks. Entry £2.75. Diana Wilson: I’d have thought it was called Underhill because it’s under a hill. Megan Beaker: I know who Totta was. I met her and she was a supercilious prick. Sheila Winfarthing: When was this, Megan? Jennifer Cocker: So pleased to announce that our daughter Melanie has been selected to represent Britain at the Olympics in diving. This is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication for our Mel and we could not be more proud. Mark Laggs: Well done Mel! Megan Beaker: I used to dive, on frequent occasions. That was one of the reasons they selected me to take charge of our settlement, after my mum and dad died. I knew where the big sharp rocks in the river were and I knew how to pick my spot. I was able to stay under a long time, and I tickled trout out from under the granite. Within a year I could grab two at a time. Unatha and Joan (she wasn’t called this but that’s what you’d call her) were waiting for me above with my thick warm coat, which only I was allowed to wear. I was not alive much longer and believe my diving would have only improved, perhaps to Olympic standard, if that had been a thing. Later, when I had a different face and body but the same name, I remembered how, even though it was so many years later, and then again, and again. I never took the river for granted, as those who do rarely live to tell the tale. We said it had a voice. We called it Jack. But Jack’s voice …
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Harvesting Payhembury apples in advance of Sunday's storm since they are beginning to fall. A rare Devonshire dual purpose cooker & cider apple they make excellent sharp apple sauce. 🍏
3 trugs of large green apples
September 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Just added: Queen Victoria Wall Box in Payhembury, Devon. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69d5fd1bfb92bb63a1725196 #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #WallBox #StandardRed #Payhembury
Postbox in Payhembury, Devon. PostboxMap.co.uk
April 8, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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As it's #ScreenSaturday today was a good time to visit the church of St Mary the Virgin in Payhembury. Although late Victorian restoration has obscured much of the original 15th century woodwork, it's a most attractive interior
November 18, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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As it's #ScreenSaturday today was a good time to visit the church of St Mary the Virgin in Payhembury. Although late Victorian restoration has obscured much of the original 15th century woodwork, it's a most attractive interior, including the painted ceiling #DevonChurches
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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The font & carved wooden cover in St Mary's church, Payhembury, both date (I think) from the late 19th c. restoration designs of George Fellowes Prynne, tho' an 1867 report by the Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society refers to a 'Perpendicular font' in the aisle

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November 17, 2024 at 10:15 AM