Hoar Oak Cottage
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  • About
    • Whats On
    • Books for sale
  • People
  • The Place
    • Introduction
    • Early days and how the cottage got its name
    • A busy working sheep farm
    • Hoar Oak sheep hut becomes Hoar Oak Farmstead
    • Progress was coming, it would not pass by
  • The Life
    • Changes
    • Remoteness
    • Growing Up
    • Community
    • The Womens Life
    • The shepherds life
  • Visit
  • Blog
  • Collections

1818  Pasture To Let and Prosecution for Trespass

24/11/24
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Were the Vellacotts at Hoar Oak affected? The sale of the Royal Forest of Exmoor in 1818 caused some anxiety...

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1818 Pasturage to Let. Prosecutions for trespass.

14/11/24
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Were the Vellacotts at Hoar Oak affected? The sale of the Royal Forest of Exmoor in 1818 caused some anxiety...

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Supporting Exmoor History Research

19/01/24
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Last year, 2023, the Friends were pleased to support research undertaken jointly by the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter which...

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Mining in the Hoar Oak Valley

08/12/22
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Stories and memories come in many shapes and this one is from a letter sent to the Voices Project by...

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The Hoar Oak Tree

18/02/19
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There has been a Hoar Oak Tree from time immemorial, marking the boundary between the Royal Forest of Exmoor and...

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Walk to Hoar Oak Cottage, Sunday 6th May 2018

19/02/18
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If you have always wanted to visit Hoar Oak Cottage but been wary of going there on your own –...

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The Flora and Fauna of Exmoor

08/09/17
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Exmoor’s scenery: open windswept moorland; sheltered wooded combes; the highest sea cliffs in England; bog, fast-rushing rivers and man-made lakes.  With...

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