SX8654 : Dittisham
near to Dittisham, Devon, Great Britain
Dittisham
From the River Dart on the Cardiff Castle passenger ferry to Totnes.
The village is believed to be named after 'Deedas', a Saxon chief, who probably settled here soon after the Saxon invasion of Devon, in about 660 A.D. The Domesday survey carried out in 1085-86 records the village as 'Didashim', meaning homestead of Deedas.
The village is believed to be named after 'Deedas', a Saxon chief, who probably settled here soon after the Saxon invasion of Devon, in about 660 A.D. The Domesday survey carried out in 1085-86 records the village as 'Didashim', meaning homestead of Deedas.
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- SX8654, 46 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Kate Jewell (find more nearby)
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- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 9 August, 2008
- Category
- Village (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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SX 866 548 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:22.9710N 3:35.7565W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SX 868 548
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- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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