Local History - Your History?

Your Chance to Explore and Share Local History News and Stories

The Knowstone Parish Website welcomes inquiries (and replies) on any topic of local history.

We have recently heard from two people asking about the local history of their farms and families. If you can help answer their questions, or if you have a query of your own, then click on info@knowstone.org.uk 

Great Comfort Farm, Knowstone, South Molton, has been in existence from Elizabethan times, possibly earlier. Some of its history and 'story' is known to the present owners - Family Colman - but they are keen to find out more. If you know anything at all about the history of Great Comfort Farm (dates, owners, photos, mentions in records) then please contact Phil Colman who will be very pleased to hear from you - click colmaphi@googlemail.com

Andrew Shapcott is tracing his family tree and has found that he has connections with East Knowstone, Shapcott Barton, and also to a man named Algar. If you know anything that might be of help to Andrew then he would be pleased to hear from you - click axe1966@hotmail.co.uk

For Andrew a good starting point would be the Historic Knowstone page on this web site! Happy hunting!