Musbury is a village and
civil parish
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in the
East Devon
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district of
Devon
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, England. It lies approximately away from
Colyton and away from
Axminster
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, the nearest towns. Musbury is served by the
A358 road
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and lies on the route of the
East Devon Way, a footpath following the
Axe
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Valley. The village is within the
East Devon Area of Natural Beauty. It has a post office, primary school, public house, fuel station and church. The parish population at the
2011 census was 543.
History
The village takes its name from the
Iron Age
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hill fort
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of
Musbury Castle on the hill above it, from which there are views of the Axe Valley. The parish church, which is dedicated to St. Michael, is a 15th-century structure that was much rebuilt and
restored
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Track listing
Standard release
Enhanced edition
Deluxe gold edition
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by the Victorians. It contains the Drake Memorial dating from 1611.
A portrait of the village in 1940 appears in the final chapter of
Cecil Day-Lewis
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's memoir ''The Buried Day''.
Historic estates
*
Ash, for many generations the seat of the Drake family. It was the birthplace of
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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(1650-1722) whose mother was Elizabeth Drake.
Transport
Road
Musbury is located on the A358 between Seaton and Axminster.
Bus Services
Musbury is served by AVMT Buses' service 885 between Beer/Seaton and Axminster.
References
External links
Musbury Primary School
Villages in Devon
Civil parishes in Devon
East Devon District
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