Staverton, Church Of St Paul De Leon 1889
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Photo of Staverton, Church Of St Paul De Leon 1889

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Staverton Bridge has seen its fair share of incidents, especially in the form of floods; though less common than they were, these still occur. Perhaps the oddest incident on the bridge took place in 1436 when the vicar, Sir John Laa, killed John Gayne with a knife after an argument. The Bishop accepted that he had been provoked, and let him off!

A Selection of Memories from Staverton

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 Staverton

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The Staverton Playing Fields were the location for the Elizabethan Fayre on August Bank Holiday Monday. Lots of entertainment was arranged including a jazz band, the Babelfish Ceilidh Band, Dog Racing, Punch and Judy, the South Hams Dog Agility team, and the Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers. I was there with my piano accordian to provide some music for the dancers and I think my job providing music was a ...see more