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2020–21 South West Peninsula League
The 2020–21 South West Peninsula League season was the 14th in the history of the South West Peninsula League, a football competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League. The league was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League, and is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall and Devon. The two divisions of the South West Peninsula League are on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One (Step 6). The constitution was announced on 21 July 2020. After the abandonment of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league's constitution remained unchanged. This season, the top two clubs in each division were to be promoted to Step 5. The bottom two clubs in each division would have been liable to relegation. By October 2020, the poor start to the season suffered by Stoke Gabriel in Premier Division East had attracted attention from the national press. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league covers Cornwall, Devon, western Somerset and western Dorset. The league consists of two Premier Divisions (East and West), which are ranked at Step 6 in the National League System. Until 2019–20, there was a single Premier Division at Step 6, and two divisions at Step 7 (Division One West and Division One East). Subject to applying, receiving the required ground grading and finishing high enough in the league table, one club from each Premier Division can be promoted to the Western League Premier Division each season. As of 2022, six clubs have been promoted from the league – Buckland Athletic after finishing as runners-up in 2012, Plymouth Parkway after finishing as champions in 2018, Tavistock and Exmouth Town who were first and second in 2019, and Falmouth Town and Torpoint Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmouth A
Dartmouth may refer to: Places * Dartmouth, Devon, England ** Dartmouth Harbour ** Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency) * Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States * Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia Institutions * Dartmouth College, a private Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States **Dartmouth Big Green, athletic teams representing the college ** ''The Dartmouth'', a newspaper of Dartmouth College * Dartmouth University, a defunct university (1817–1819) in New Hampshire * University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a university in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States * Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, a research hospital in Lebanon, New Hampshire * Britannia Royal Naval College or Dartmouth, a college in Dartmouth, Devon, England Ships * ''Dartmouth'' (1655), a 22-gun ship * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (1693), a 48-gun fourth rate * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (1698), a 50-gun fourth rate * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (1910), a Town-class cruiser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mousehole A
Mousehole () is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is approximately south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies about offshore from the harbour entrance. Mousehole lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). 27% of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. History The first mention of the village of ''Mousehole'' is in 1283 and the first mention of ''Portheness'' is in 1267. Although usually thought of as the same place, a document from 1309 names ''Porthenys juxta Mousehole'' (i.e., next to Mousehole), implying two separate places. Compare with nearby Newlyn which is separated by a stream from Tolcarne and both were once considered individual places. There is also a 1339 document naming ''Porthengrous juxta Porthenes'' (harbour by the cross, next to the harbour by the island). If the amount of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Western Football League
The 2021–22 Western Football League season (known as the 2021–22 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th in the history of the Western Football League, a association football, football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The constitution was announced on 18 May 2021. After the abandonment of the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. Premier Division The Premier Division was reduced to 19 clubs from 21 after Plymouth Parkway F.C., Plymouth Parkway were promoted to the Southern League, and Bradford Town F.C., Bradford Town, Chipping Sodbury Town F.C., Chipping Sodbury Town, Cribbs F.C., Cribbs, Hallen A.F.C., Hallen, Roman Glass St George F.C., Roman Glass St George and Westbury United F.C., Westbury United were transferred to the Hellenic Football League, Hellenic League. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holsworthy F
Holsworthy is a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, west of Exeter. The River Deer, a tributary of the River Tamar, forms the western boundary of the parish, which includes the village of Brandis Corner. According to the 2011 census the population of Holsworthy was 2,641, growing to an estimated 3,287 in 2019. History Toponymy The original meaning of "Holsworthy" is probably "Heald's enclosure". Derived from the Old English personal name "Heald" or "Healda", plus "-worthig", an enclosure, farm or estate. An alternative possibility is from Old English "heald" meaning incline or slope. In 1086 the name was recorded as ''Haldeword'' and as ''Haldeurdi'' (Exon). Other recorded spellings are ''Haldwwurth'' 1228, ''Halleswrthia'' -worth(e) -wordi (late 12th–1291), ''Haldeswrthy'' -wrthi -worth (1277–1389), ''Holdesworthe'' (1308), ''Healdesworthe'' ( 1320), ''Hyallesworthi'' (1326), and ''Houlsworthy'' (1675). Manorial history Holsworthy i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axminster Town A
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,626, increasing to 5,761 at the 2011 census. The town contains two electoral wards (town and rural) whose combined population is 7,110. The market is still held every Thursday. Axminster gave its name to a type of carpet. An Axminster-type power loom is capable of weaving high-quality carpets with many varying colours and patterns. While Axminster carpets are made in the town by Axminster Carpets Ltd, this type of carpet is now manufactured all over the world as well. History The town dates back to the Celtic times of around 300 BC. It lies on two major Roman roads: the Fosse Way from Lincoln to Seaton, and the Dorchester to Exeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Elburton is a small suburb of Plymstock, part of the City of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It lies on the south eastern edge of Plymouth and is a gateway to the South Hams. Elburton is a dormitory area for the city and apart from a few older houses around the little shopping strip on Springfield Road, it is a very densely populated mix of extensive housing estates. Geography Elburton has a small shopping area with a small supermarket, newsagent, post office, butchers, funeral service, chemist, bakery and four fast food takeaways. There are two pubs in the village as well as a garage. Politics Elburton is contained within the Plymstock Dunstone ward of Plymouth City Council Plymouth City Council is the local authority for the city of Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Plymouth has had a council since 1439, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary aut ... and is represented by Conservative P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Marjon F
Plymouth ( ) is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon. Plymouth's history extends back to the Bronze Age, evolving from a trading post at Mount Batten into the thriving market town of Sutton, which was formally re-named as Plymouth in 1439 when it was made a borough. The settlement has played a significant role in English history, notably in 1588 when an English fleet based here defeated the Spanish Armada, and in 1620 as the departure point for the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. In 1690 a dockyard was established on the River Tamar for the Royal Navy and Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port throughout the Industrial Revolution. After absorbing nearby settlements in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bovey Tracey A
Bovey may refer to: *Bovey, Minnesota, United States * Bovey (surname) *River Bovey, Devon, England *Bovey Tracey Bovey Tracey () is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is located on the edge of Dartmoor, which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs: ''The Gateway to the Moor''. It is often known locally as ''Bovey''. About so ..., a town in Devon, England * North Bovey, a village in Devon, England {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crediton United A
Crediton is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 road, A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton, north west of Exeter and from the M5 motorway. It has a population of 21,990. The town is in the narrow vale of the River Creedy, between two steep hills and is divided into two parts, the north or old town and the south and east or new town. History The first indication of settlement at Crediton is the claim that Winfrith or Saint Boniface was born here in c. 672. (text onlinhere) He propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century and is the patron saint of both Germany and the Netherlands. In 909 a Episcopal see, see was established here with Edwulf as the first bishop. Bishop of Crediton, Nine more bishops ruled here until 1050, when Leofric, Bishop of Exeter, Leofric obtained papal permission from Pope Leo IX to tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honiton Town F
Honiton () is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 12,154 (based on 2021 census). History The town grew along the line of the Fosse Way, the ancient Roman road linking Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) to Lincoln (Lindum). Contrary to 19th-century theories, it is unlikely to have been known as a stopping-point by the Romans, who built a small fort for that purpose just to the west of the present town. Honiton's location is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Honetone, meaning Huna's tun or farmstead. Lace-making Honiton later grew to become an important market town, known for lace making that was introduced by Flemish immigrants in the Elizabethan era. In the 17th century thousands of people produced lace by hand in their homes, and in the 19th century Queen Victoria had her Wedding dress of Queen Victoria, wedding dress made of Honiton lace, though the dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cullompton () is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon, England. It is north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. In 2021, the parish as a whole had a population of 10,071, while the built-up area of the town had a population of 9,439. The earliest evidence of occupation is from the Roman Britain, Roman period: there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the current town centre. Columtune was mentioned in Alfred the Great's Will (law), will, which left it to his youngest son Æthelweard (son of Alfred), Æthelweard (c. 880–922). In the past, the town's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufacture, then, later, leather working and paper manufacture. A large proportion of the town's inhabitants are Commuting, commuters, but there is some local manufacturing, including flour and paper mills. It has a monthly farmers' market held on the second Saturday of every month, which is the oldest event of its k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
