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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Uffculme

  

Uffculme Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Uffculme

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Uffculme history

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Historically, Uffculme was a parish in Bampton Hundred under the Peculiar jurisdiction of Salisbury Cathedral. From the 16th century, the village was a significant part of the West Country’s wool industry, reaching its height in the middle of the 18th century. On 17 November 1998 a major explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in the village.

Uffculme culture & places

A grammar school known as “Uffculme Free-School” was founded in 1701 by Nicholas Ayshford, of nearby Burlescombe, who endowed it with £47 per annum. The village’s Langlands Business Park featured in the Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall documentary Wonky Willie’s Chocolate Factory.

Uffculme geography / climate

Culm Valley Light Railway, which opened in 1876, had two stations in the village. The railway, operating between Tiverton Junction and Hemyock, closed to passenger traffic in 1963, and completely in 1975.

You can visit Uffculme places with Walkfo Uffculme to hear history at Uffculme’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Uffculme has 12 places to visit in our interactive Uffculme map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Uffculme, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Uffculme places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Uffculme & the surrounding areas.

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12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Uffculme historic spots	Uffculme tourist destinations	Uffculme plaques	Uffculme geographic features
Walkfo Uffculme tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Uffculme

  

Best Uffculme places to visit

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Uffculme has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Uffculme’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Uffculme’s information audio spots:

Culmstock Culmstock is situated 10 miles from Tiverton and 6 NE of Cullompton . It is laid out on both sides of the River Culm . The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 554 .

Uffculme Uffculme is situated in the Blackdown Hills on the B3440, close to the M5 motorway and the Bristol–Exeter railway line. The 2001 census recorded the population of the parish as 2,631. It is surrounded by the parishes of Culmstock, Hemyock, Sheldon, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, Willand, Halberton and Burlescombe.

Blackborough House Blackborough House is a grade II listed privately owned country house in Blackborough, Devon, three miles (5 km) east of Cullompton. It was built in 1838 and is currently undergoing restoration.

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