Butterflies

Butterflies

Gardeners are encouraged to plant flowers and shrubs that are rich in nectar to attract butterflies to the garden and to provide a food resource.  However, when the only plants that are planted to attract butterflies are non-native species, you’re not going to...
Orchards

Orchards

Old maps of the area, dating from the mid-1800s, show extensive areas of orchard throughout the Parish of Bishopsteignton1.  The grounds of several of the old estate houses and farms within Bishopsteignton village appeared to be almost entirely occupied by orchard,...
Little Haldon

Little Haldon

Next time you are on at the top Little Haldon you might like to look away from the spectacular views and gaze at the expanse of mature lowland heathland to either side of Teignmouth Golf Club, which is of a type restricted to south west Britain.  This is of great...

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Charles Edward Koebel WW1

Charles Edward Koebel WW1

Early Life Charles Edward Koebel was born on the 24th Jan 1878 in Croydon, Surrey. He lived at various addresses around London. His attachment to Bishopsteignton came through his parents (father Oscar and mother Emma) who had moved to Murley Grange. The Koebel family...
George Frederick Parish WW1

George Frederick Parish WW1

Early Life When George Frederick Parish was born in 1878 in Colebrook, Devon, his father, George, was 30 years old and his mother, Sarah, was also 30 years old. He married Kate Susan Parish (née Marks) in 1901. They had one child during their marriage – ...
Ernest John Passmore WW1

Ernest John Passmore WW1

Early Life Ernest John Passmore was born in Bishopsteignton in the March Quarter [1] of 1890. In 1891 he was living with his parents (Alfred and Sarah Passmore) and sisters (Florence, Annie, Mary, Caroline and Lily) at 9, Radway Street, Bishopsteignton and was still...
Horton George Stamp WW1

Horton George Stamp WW1

Early Life In 1881 Horton George Stamp’s grandfather George (a nurseryman from Exeter) and grandmother Elizabeth Stamp were living in Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton with their fifteen year old son George (Horton’s father) who was a scholar. They also had...