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Thomas Norris (died 1425)
Thomas Norris (died 1424/5), of Chudleigh, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Barnstaple in February 1388, January 1390, 1394, and 1395, for Totnes in 1391 and for Plympton Erle Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient Stannary, stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down riv ... in 1395 and January 1397. References 14th-century births 1420s deaths English MPs February 1388 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Totnes English MPs January 1390 English MPs 1394 English MPs 1395 English MPs 1391 English MPs January 1397 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Barnstaple Members of the Parliament of England for Plympton Erle {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chudleigh
Chudleigh () is an ancient wool town located within the Teignbridge District Council area of Devon, England between Newton Abbot and Exeter. The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 6,125 at the 2011 census. Geography Chudleigh is very close to the edge of Dartmoor and in the Teign Valley. Nearby Castle Dyke is an Iron Age Hill Fort which demonstrates far earlier settlement in the area. It is also near Haldon Forest, a Forestry Commission property. The town has been bypassed by the A38 road since 1972. Great Fire of Chudleigh The weather conditions in Devon in the year 1807 have been described as a drought. Weeks without rain left many people short of water and had farmers worrying about their crops. At around noon on 22 May, a small fire broke out in a pile of furze stacked near the ovens at a bakery in Culver Street (now New Exeter Street). According to later reports, the staff in the bakery seemed unaware of the danger this posed, but the fire, fed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
