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Certainly,
like all busy places Cullompton has its problems. Traffic congestion
in its main street is a headache with the parking of delivery trucks
and spill over from the motorway, keeping wardens busy and other
road users tapping their fingers and curling their toes.
But,
strangely, this doesn’t seem to be too upsetting – its citizens
still like the place.
Certainly
other parts of the town have wider streets which are so much more
spacious.
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TheBullring
with the war memorial
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One
of these wide open areas is known as the Bullring and this is where
the market is held.
Along here you will also find the town's War Memorial. This is very
well maintained area and has flowers.
Sheep
and water = Woollen Industry
The
name of Cullompton is derived from Columtune and was probably a
Saxon settlement. The Saxon word 'tun' means town or settlement
and so Columtune simply means the town on the Culm.
Because
of fast flowing rivers in the valley, Cullompton became a centre
for the woollen industry. The Mill Leat in town was a man made diversion
of the river used to power the growing number of mills.
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The
Walronds a Grade I Listed Building in the centre of Cullompton
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There
are working textile and paper mills in the Cullompton area.
One
of the main tourist attractions near Cullompton is Coldharbour Mill
which is great for a day out particularly on those special days
when the old boilers are stoked and the steam powered machines are
operational.
Cullompton
personified
I guess
you could, if you used a little imagination, personify Cullompton
as a busy, capable country mother and housewife – sleeves rolled
up, bustling away about her everyday duties; caring for people,
feeding them, amusing them and catering for all their their needs.
She
has few fripperies and frills just straightforward warmth and a
welcome to "incomers" with a smile on the lips and a twinkle in
the eye.
You’ve
just got to like a town like that, haven’t you?
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