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With stories from medieval Bishops to Nelson’s Admirals, Bishopsteignton’s rich heritage will always inspire ardour in its villagers. To share these stories, we manage and maintain a heritage facility in Bishopsteignton…see more

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Whether you are researching the story of your home in Bishopsteignton, want to learn about local industries or just want to share your memories, we can help you… see more

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Bryan Dunford MBE

Bryan Dunford received an MBE, Member of the British Empire, in 1989, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for his service in the RAF as a helicopter Engineering Authority. Bryan began his career as an RAF Apprentice at Halton in 1957. After initial training...

The Bishopsteignton Players: How it all Began

In September 1959 a meeting of those interested in starting a village drama group was held at Radway House, Radway street, courtesy of Colonel and Mrs Rooth. Those attending this meeting (clockwise from top in the above picture) were: Bob Caldwell, Jane Caldwell,...

Scouting during Covid

In 2020 during the first national lockdown (March through to June) the Scouts couldn't meet in person but as a group we decided to meet every fortnight on Fridays for a zoom call. We got up to lots of things like costume evenings, quizzes, cooking and online escape...

Molly Coombe

Molly Coombe was born on 18th October 1929 to parents Grace Coombe neé Loud and Philip Coombe. She may have been born at a local hospital but the family lived, and Molly grew up, in a house called 'Locarno' on Berry Hill, Bishopsteignton. As a girl, Molly's favourite...

Bishopsteignton Football Club – The First 75 Years

It all started in 1920. It is noted in the Bishopsteignton United Programme 1998-99 that Bishopsteignton Football Club was founded prior to the 1920/21 season. Thus making the club, if not the oldest club in the South Devon League at least one of its senior members....

Sheila Maureen Robbins, 1932-2021: A Tribute

Sheila Robbins, née Skinner was born in County Cork in Ireland in January 1932, to Sydney Parnell Skinner, a Sergeant in the Royal Engineers and Margery Mary Davey. When Sheila was very young, the family moved back to Bishopsteignton where her father had been born....

Festival Scrapbooking 2025

At the 2025 village festival Year 4 pupils of Bishopsteignton Primary School enjoyed two scrapbooking workshops to highlight their favourite areas of the village and how they might change in forty years time.

‘All we need is an audience’ – Part Four

2017In the spring 2017, we put on Three's a Crowd, a collection of one act plays. It was an opportunity for people who wanted to have a go at directing. Linda Wilmot directed a hilarious play about a desert island. Keith Lambert's was about misunderstandings using...

The Story of the Manor Inn and its People – Part 4

1956George and Phyl Johnson became the new licensees when they moved into The Manor Inn with their two sons, Barry and Brian, both boys attended the local school.George and Phyl maintained the darts and euchre teams as well as introducing coach outings and other...

The Story of the Manor Inn and its People – Part 3

The story of the Manor Inn continuing in 1928 following the purchase by Heavitree Brewery.

The Story of the Manor Inn and its People – Part 2

Following on from the previous article, this chapter explores the continuing presence of the Hill Family at the Manor Inn in 1902 and subsequent owners up to 1928

Memories of World War II

Although not at the time based in the village, our long term resident Avril Avery has shared some of her childhood memories of World War II leading up to VE Day. She has kindly offered them to us to publish on this, the 80th anniversary. Contains some language “of its time”.

Our story

The story of Bishopsteignton Heritage is rooted in an obsession with local history stretching over 100 years into the past…