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Trimstone

Coordinates:51°10′16″N4°08′46″W/ 51.171°N 4.146°W/51.171; -4.146
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Trimstone Country Hotel

Trimstoneis a small hamlet andmanorinNorth Devon,England.It is a quiet, agricultural location,[1]which is best known for its Manor house, which dates from the 11th century, with buildings on the site being present from the writing of theDomesday Book,[2]and which is now a hotel.

The place-name, which is first documented asTrempelstanin 1238, is partly unexplained, but it may refer to a stone used as astile.[3]

References

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  1. ^"Other than Trimstone Manor which is a delighful hotel set in a very rural area, there is little to see in Trimstone".Tour-devon.com.Retrieved31 January2016.
  2. ^"Trimstone Manor Hotel - New Website".Trimstone.co.uk.Retrieved31 January2016.
  3. ^Victor Watts, ed. (2004).The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names.Cambridge University Press. p. 629.ISBN978-0-521-16855-7.

51°10′16″N4°08′46″W/ 51.171°N 4.146°W/51.171; -4.146