The Salty Monk, Sidford
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The Salty Monk, Sidford
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 18 Jun 2013
Restaurant with B&B rooms available, located in Church Street on the corner of Packhorse Close. Their website states that the name The Salty Monk is rooted in local history, and the fact that although the hotel is in Sidford, it is actually the last house in the parish of Salcombe Regis. Salcombe means Salty Vale in old English and is linked with King Athelstan who landed at Seaton. He made camp at Sidbury Castle and in 925 he gave Salcombe along with Sidbury, Branscombe and 23 other royal manors to Exeter Cathedral. The monks at the Benedictine monastery of St Peter in Exeter had to eat fish twice a week but in order to transport the fish it needed to be salted, so a salt works was set up on the beach. The original Salty Monk building here dates from the 16th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.702849
Longitude
-3.223718