Exploring Devon England

We explore small villages in Devon, namely Hartland Quay, Thornbury and Shebbear.
The Jollow family has its roots in this area and exploring the cemeteries in the churchyard of Shebbear and Thornbury there are numerous graves with the name Jollow marked on the headstones.
One can see Maureen Hessey, nee Jollow searching the gravesites to discover her forebearers. Her father served briefly in the Second World War in Holsworthy in the RAAF.

It is very common in small English villages for the pub and the church to be the focal points of the villages. This was certainly the case in Shebbear. After a few too many beers one could seek confession in the church across the town square.

Devon is a county in southwest England. It encompasses sandy beaches, fossil cliffs, medieval towns and moorland national parks. The English Riviera is a series of picturesque, south-coast harbour towns including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. The South West Coast Path follows the coastline, taking in the towering cliffs of the northern Exmoor Coast and rock formations on the fossil-rich southern Jurassic Coast.