Chudleigh History Group

Preserving Our Parish History

Welcome to the Chudleigh History Group (CHG) website.

Here you will find information on CHG and an overview of Chudleigh's history (under 'About'); upcoming and past news items ('News'); scheduled talks, walks and visits ('Events'); research articles on town and parish history ('Articles'); publications by CHG or CHG members ('Publications'); a selection of old photographs and illustrations of local places ('Gallery') and links to a number of relevant external resources ('Links'). If you'd like to contact us to comment on this website or to request potential information we might hold on a topic of your own research, please use the 'Contact' page.

The History Group Logo

The History Group logo is in the form of a shield quartered and is a representation of four coats of arms belonging to families once influential in the parish, these being:

Pynsent Inglett

Eastchurch Wychalse

Upcoming events

Recent events

On 21st September, CHG members had a guided walk along the Agatha Christie Mile. Starting at the new statue of Agatha by the harbour clock tower, we moved to Beacon Quay and the D-Day embarcation ramps, round the harbour to Princess Gardens and onward to end at Torre Abbey. Along the way we heard about Agatha's life in Torquay and some of the town's history.

On 6th July we had a guided tour of Exeter Cathedral with emphasis on its history and architecture. Unfortunately, due to building works at the east end, we couldn't see that part, but we still had an excellent and interesting visit.

Latest updates

+ [06/5/25] Added full PDF report on Swanston House