![]() |
The Book of Ilsington |
| Parish Tour | Events | Clubs | Churches | P.Council | History | Services | Days Out |
A fascinating history of the parish in 16 chapters :-
| 1 | Ilsington Village
Photographs, maps and narrative showing how the village has changed over the ages. |
| 2 | The Church and Methodism Parish Church, Church lands, Tombstones, Ilsington Schoolroom Disaster, Bellringing, Church music, Church people, Methodism. |
| 3 | Schools School photographs through the ages. |
| 4 | Sports and Entertainment Cock Fighting, Hare Hunting, Cricket, Football, Flower Show, Sheepdog Trials. |
| 5 | Beating the Bounds Photographs of recent ceremonies. |
| 6 | Mines and Mining Maps and photographs of mines and quarries - local uses of Haytor granite. |
| 7 | Travel and Transport The first bus service. |
| 8 | Ilsington in Wartime From the Civil War to the World Wars. |
| 9 | The Parish council Parish Council deliberations from its beginning in 1894. |
| 10 | Twinning A brief history of twinning with Brasparts and Ste.Marguerite d'Elle. |
| 11 | Ilsington Characters Fascinating stories about local characters, some famous, all interesting. |
| 12 | Hotels, Inns and Guesthouses History and photographs. |
| 13 | The Manor House The sad story of what happened to the old manor house. |
| 14 | Settlements, Hamlets and Farms. A history of each area within the Parish. Historical photographs and aerial views |
| 15 | Narracombe - Portrait of a Farm A history of the author's own farm, |
| 16 | An Ilsington Farming Miscellany Photographs from the days of horse power. |
Author Dick Wills, Published by Halsgrove, ISBN 1 84114 060 0
Available from all good bookshops or online from Halsgrove.
| Parish Tour | Events | Clubs | Churches | P.Council | History | Services | Days Out |