Kingsteignton, The Village 1906
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Photo of Kingsteignton, The Village 1906

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Kingsteignton was for a long time the site of a mill which seemed jinxed. In 1795 it was attacked by a mob during bread riots, and in 1870 it had to be rebuilt after a fire. It is now a private house, and is reputed to be haunted.

A Selection of Memories from Kingsteignton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Kingsteignton

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Among the attractions at this year's annual Rixey Park Tractor Rally were the Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers and their band - a local dance team based at Combeinteignhead. For days beforehand the weather had been absolutely atrocious so the venue at Bellmarsh Meadows, on the Chudleigh Road, between Kingsteignton and Chudleigh Knighton, was absolutely sodden and truly muddy! ...see more