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'''Sampford Courtenay''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[West Devon]] in [[England]], most famous for being the place where the [[Western Rebellion]], otherwise known as the Prayerbook rebellion, first started, and where the rebels made their final stand |
'''Sampford Courtenay''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[West Devon]] in [[England]], most famous for being the place where the [[Western Rebellion]], otherwise known as the Prayerbook rebellion, first started, and where the rebels made their final stand. It has a population of around 600.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sampfordcourtenay-pc.gov.uk/|title=Sampford Courtenay website|website=www.sampfordcourtenay-pc.gov.uk|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref> |
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The Church of St Andrew is mainly built of granite, stone and other stuff commonly used to build churches, houses and other buildings built around the same time as the church it has an elegant tower and underfloor heating in the vestry but the WiFi signal is very poor! during the summer solstice a star a David should appear on the war memorial Since the memorial has been rebuilt a the star looks more like a swastika. The parish council have formed a religious signs committee headed by Sir Colin R Coleman bsc. He plans to rebuild the church 72.8596mm to the north west hopefully this will rectify the current situation. Colin would like it started as a matter of public record, despite numerous allegations that he or his wife or golden retriever (Eva) have never had any confirmed links to nazism. .<ref>Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 165</ref> |
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It was served by the nearby [[Sampford Courtenay railway station]] at [[Belstone Corner]]. This station still operates as a halt on the [[Dartmoor Railway]] summer weekend service between Okehampton and Exeter. |
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==Local traditions== |
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THE FESTIVAL OF THE MUTE has dated back to the 1900's. The day celebrates the arrival of Boer soldier who was saved by British medics after being shot in the throat and being unable to talk in the battle of Kraaipan. He came to live in Sampford courtenay after the boar war. The festival of the mute takes did take place every summer bank holiday. |
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Unfortunately the last event took place in 1981 due to concerns it could be perceived as racist and its links to the far right. |
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==War memorial== |
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Samford courtenay parish Council have been arranging the installation of a war memorial in the village square since the end of the first World War. Many of the members of the original parish have long since deceased, and their places on the council been taken by their children and their childrens children. |
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The village war memorial has been debated at length at every parish council meeting since 1921 and in report carried out in 2017 it was found that the samford courtenay war memorial has actually cost more that british campaign in France during the whole of WWI. |
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With many of the solders who lost their lives in the war now out of living memory, there have been calls to scrap the war the idea of a war memorial, samford courtenay parish Council have now said they will terminate the war memorial project, and have begun organising and memorial for people who gave their lives trying to organise a war memorial. |
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==High profile court cases== |
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SCPC Vs Sir James Paul McCartney MBE. |
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Colin Coleman lead the case against Sir Paul McCartney in 2006 pursuing Mr McCartney for criminal damages and slander after Sir Paul parked his fiat panda 4x4 on the grass which is owned by Sampford courtenay parish Council opposite carpenters barn in order that his disabled wife Heather could use the toilets. On discovering that the facilities were not DDA compliant sir Paul allegedly flew into a rage and processed to remove his wife's prosthetic leg and whilst making verbal profanities he used the limb to smash the new Armitage shanks cistern lid recently paid for by Sampford courtenay parish Council from their West Devon amenities budget. Unfortunately for Sir Paul the whole incident was witnessed by councillor Colin Coleman who then proceed challenge Sir Paul about his behaviour! A heated argument then followed with counsellor Coleman receiving a threatening remark insinuating that councillor Colemans House "may catch fire" |
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Sir Paul them reattached his wife's leg and the couple fled the scene while councillor Coleman gathered the fragments of the cistern lid as evidence, by the time he had forensics sweep the crime scene the perpetrators had long gone and they were seen later that day driving erratically near Belstone corner and honeywell. |
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The type of toilet sir Paul broke was from the Sandringham range and was discontinued 2006 due to poor sales thus a replacement cistern lid could not be sourced, Colin proposed that the most similar toilet was and ideal standard waverley 4/6 flush. However this was rejected by other members of the council and Councillor carpenter is to go back to Armitage shanks and ask if a "special cast lid" could be made to which Armitage shanks said they would do but it would be £675 pounds and they would not guarantee the glaze would match. Councillor Coleman assured Armitage shanks that he was an expert in sanitary ware and ordered the cistern lid to be made and paid for from scpc reserve toilets urinals and basins account set up for such an eventuality in 2001 |
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After a police investigation no changes were brought and the police advised that any further action would be a civil matter. After a very long tedious exchange of emails both parties were unable to come to an agreement on compensation for the cistern lid, it was reported that Paul offered to take care of all the damage and to even rebuild the toilet block to DDA standards and make a donation of 200 thousand pounds to the parish Council although this would appear to be a more than adequate gesture Sampford courtenay parish Council were adamant that the cistern lid was broken and sir Paul had not gone far enough to recompense them for the damage.After many refusals to attend mediation by Sampford courtenay parish Council |
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On the 12th October 2006 both parties attended the Royal Courts of justice, Sir Paul McCartney the defendant was represented by Marc D'Arcy QC. While Sampford courtenay parish Council the claimant were representing themselves with Colin Coleman self educated "expert in business law" |
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Sampford Courtenay parish Council set out their case and presented an expert report by De beers jewellers of Bond Street London which confirmed in a 612 page report that the cistern lid did not match the cistern but the difference was undetectable to the human eye. Sir Paul accepted the report was correct and refered to his previous offerings to settle out of court, he also stated that the court action should be with Armitage shanks. |
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Outcome |
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Lord chief justice The right honorable Lord Burnett of maldon took 3 minutes summing up and ruled in favour of Sampford courtenay awarding them £675 for their special cast lid. Lord burnett did not award costs because the expert was not ordered by the court, leaving Sampford courtenay parish Council having to cover the costs totaling £37,000 this will be paid for by adjusting the precept. |
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Sir Paul McCartney has later stated that the stress of the court case led to his separation and subsequent divorce from his wife Heather Mills McCartney. He now wishes to forget the sorry affair and has made a undisclosed charitable donation to Sampford courtenay LGBT sub committee. |
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Sampford Courtenay parish Council have formed a sanitary ware protection sub Committee are currently discussing making a court application with regard to recovering their court costs from Armitage shanks. |
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==public nudity == |
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Sampford Courtenay has had a long standing affiliation with public nudity which dates back to the 16th century when witches would dance naked around granite standing stones after sacrificing animals. In more recent times public nudity was celebrated with the relaxing of public views in the 1960s, however today parishioners are divided on how public nudity is impacting the village, with the majority of the parish council having extremely Liberal views this has led to a lot of public and media interest. |
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==witches and poltergeists== |
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As mentioned before witches have been known to occupy sandford courtney since the 16th century, and records indicate that the oldest surviving ouija board is currently still being used weekly on the village Square however it use remains restricted for use only by high level members of the parish Council. Namely witches Coleman and Wilson. In 1997 footage was recorded by living TVs most haunted series but never aired because of its extreme black magic. in the unseen footage witch Wilson made yvette fielding levitate naked 65 foot above the church tower for over 4 hours! Co presenter Derek ackora literally shat himself and pasted out, he awoke to find himself naked and bound to the village sign while a number low order witches in red robes were chanting in tongues, grand High priestess Wilson then proceeded to mate with Mr Ackora in an attempt to conceive the antichrist, in order to forfill a prophecy as told in the stone tablets of Belstone Corner. |
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The tablets read thusly "The Prince of darkness shall be sporned in the god forsaken village of Samford Courtenay, a traveller from a city of thiefs and vagabonds shall burry his seed in the belly of a hag, and once this Lord of darkness hath been sporned, from this poisonous little village his vengeance shall spread across the land spelling the end for all mankind" |
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==Literature== |
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The Church of St Andrew is mainly built of granite and has an elegant tower.<ref>Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 165</ref> |
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It was served by the nearby [[Sampford Courtenay railway station]] at [[Belstone Corner]]. This station still operates as a halt on the [[Dartmoor Railway]] summer weekend service between Okehampton and Exeter. |
It was served by the nearby [[Sampford Courtenay railway station]] at [[Belstone Corner]]. This station still operates as a halt on the [[Dartmoor Railway]] summer weekend service between Okehampton and Exeter. |
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Revision as of 14:05, 5 March 2021
| Sampford Courtenay | |
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 Sampford Courtenay | |
  Sampford Courtenay Location within Devon | |
| Population | 600 (2019) |
| OS grid reference | SS6301 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OKEHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | EX20 |
| Dialling code | 01837 |
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Sampford Courtenay is a village and civil parish in West Devon in England, most famous for being the place where the Western Rebellion, otherwise known as the Prayerbook rebellion, first started, and where the rebels made their final stand. It has a population of around 600.[1]
The Church of St Andrew is mainly built of granite and has an elegant tower.[2]
It was served by the nearby Sampford Courtenay railway station at Belstone Corner. This station still operates as a halt on the Dartmoor Railway summer weekend service between Okehampton and Exeter.
Literature
Sampford Courtenay is the area author M.R. James had in mind for his short ghost story Martin's Close published in More Ghost Stories in 1911. The New Inn featured in this story is also a real place and a grade II listed old coaching inn originally built in the 16th Century. In 2019 Martin's Close was adapted by the BBC for a thirty minute TV movie starring Peter Capaldi.
References
- ^ "Sampford Courtenay website". www.sampfordcourtenay-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 165
External links
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