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If you walk down Fore Street today, past the cottages that lean gently into one another, you might not realise how much life has unfolded behind those doors. Yet this short stretch – numbers 23 to 33A Fore Street – has been an interesting stage for more than two centuries of village history. At its heart stood the butcher’s shop at number 25, a place that fed Bishopsteignton in every sense of the word. Begin the story here in the first of three articles.

Investigations into the Ridgeway family of Bishopsteignton have continued to uncover many new branches, connections and stories that extend far beyond the village in which the family was rooted. What began as an exploration of the Ridgeway name and its place within the history of Bishopsteignton has now developed into a much wider search, tracing descendants and family connections across generations and, ultimately, across the world.

June and July brought us a couple of heatwaves almost matching the drought conditions of 1976.  A couple of fans (including me being their greatest one) kept the Heritage Hub team busy in the high temperatures.  As per usual many new items have been added to the...

This article highlights the life of Mary Overill during her younger years, her incredible war activities durng WWII and then her married years before starting a family and eventually ending up in Bishopsteignton, where she lived from 2006 until her passing at almost the age of 104. This story was written by her daughters Diane and Linda forming the eulogy read by the minister at her funeral in 2026.