Ponthieu
Ponthieu (, ) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France.Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888-987 Its chief town is Abbeville.
History
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Picard
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*Picardy, a region of France
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*Jean-Luc Picard, a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise
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: ''Donmart-in-Pontiu'') is a
commune
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department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The ...
in northern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital o ...
.
History
After the Armistice following World War I, British troops from the
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
The regiment was formed as a consequence of th ...
were stationed at Domart-en-Ponthieu under the command of a Colonel Flanagan. Awaiting demobilisation, they were able to relax for a time. Private Arthur Bullock recalled this stay, including a memorable occasion on which he heard a talk by the renowned
Woodbine Willie
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. (Pages 91-92)
Population
Places of interest
* The Templars house
* The round tower (remains of the château)
* Church
* The war memorial
Image:Domart-en-Ponthieu tour ronde 1.jpg, The round tower
Image:Domart-en-Ponthieu église (clocher) 1.jpg, The church tower
Image:Domart-en-Ponthieu clocher (vu depuis le cimetière) 1.jpg, The cemetery gate
* Aerial views
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