The Green, Kenton
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The Green, Kenton
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 4 Nov 2009
From Teignbridge's Conservation Area Character Appraisal for Kenton at http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3768&p=0 : "a fine example of planned village open space ... The most significant change to the layout of the village centre followed a major fire in 1856. As part of the re-development the triangular green was created and the cross erected in 1888. Views of the Church from Fore Street were opened up and framed by the new buildings. Consequently the eastern end of Church Street is very different to its former arrangement. The 1840 tithe map shows tightly packed cottages which suggests a more intimate and typically Devonian village streetscene than exists today. In its place however, the village gained a distinctive, Victorian development with a plan which emphasises the Church at the heart of the community." This scene appears in the background to Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.640063
Longitude
-3.473538