Crapstone
Crapstone | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | South West England |
| County | Devon |
| Postcode District | PL20 |
Crapstoneis a village in the county ofDevon.The village is located on the edge ofDartmoor,in theparishofBuckland Monachorumand is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village ofYelverton,9 miles (14 km) from the city ofPlymouthand 5 miles (8 km) fromTavistock.
History
[edit]During theSecond World War,Crapstone was the nearest village toRAF Harrowbeer.Members of theRAFcrew were housed in the nearby villages of Crapstone,YelvertonandBuckland Monachorum.TheMinistry of Defencemaintained a defence site in Crapstone until the 1980s when the site was cleared and converted for residential use.[1]
In 2007 Crapstone was used as the name of the village in a television advert for theRAC.[2]Local residents started a protest group on the social networking siteFacebookcomplaining that the village used in the television advert was not actually Crapstone but a location using its name.[3]
As a child,Christopher Hitchenslived for some years in the village, and noted his embarrassment at the name in his autobiography, as well as in the pages ofVanity Fair.[4]It has frequently been noted on lists ofunusual place names.[5]Other previous residents include singerMichael Ball,Michael Foot (MP),Seth Lakeman,Sam Lakeman,Sean Lakeman,and the writerEmma Smith.[citation needed]
Nearby villages include:
References
[edit]- ^"Dispersed Sites".RAF Harrowbeare, Yelverton.Retrieved5 November2016.
- ^"RAC - Crapstone".TellyAds.Retrieved2 November2016.
- ^Christie, Jonathan (20 May 2008)."What's in a name? Britain's rudest places".The Independent.Retrieved2 November2016.
- ^Hitchens, Christopher."England Made Them".Vanity Fair.Retrieved2 November2016.
- ^Lyall, Sarah (22 January 2009)."No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else".The New York Times.Retrieved13 July2014.
External links
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Media related toCrapstoneat Wikimedia Commons
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