Museums · South West England
Lustleigh
Lustleigh — a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lustleigh is a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Lustleigh is a museum located in South-West England. It showcases local history and culture, providing insight into the area's heritage. The museum features a variety of exhibits that reflect the community's past.
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Background
History
There is some disagreement amongst scholars about the early identity of the village, and whether it appears in historical record. Some indicate that the village was recorded as Suðeswyrðe in the 899 will of King Alfred the Great, being left to his youngest son Æthelweard. This was later recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sutreworde, Anglo-Saxon for 'south of the wood'. Other scholars, including noted antiquarian and Lustleigh resident Cecil Torr, dispute that interpretation, and believe that Suðeswyrðe and Sutreworde refer to other settlements. Torr asserts that the settlement mentioned has features much larger than Lustleigh has ever been, and that the main evidence supporting the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6181, -3.7194
- County
- Devon
- District
- Teignbridge
- Parish
- Lustleigh
- Postcode
- TQ13 9TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- Official site
- www.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Lustleigh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lustleigh?
- Lustleigh is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.6181°, -3.7194°.
- Is Lustleigh wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Lustleigh. Check ahead for specific facilities.