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Special People

‘We’re not the only interesting old inhabitants of the Quantock Hills, are we Lady Amelia.’

‘No, indeed, Mr Dragon. By clicking below you can find out about some very Special Quantock People.’

  • Meet Simon Warman, the Amazing Medieval Woodcarver and See the Carvings
  • ‘The Tale of the Charcoal Burner.’ Two locals discuss the gruesome story of John Walford.
  • ‘The Wizard of Broomfield.’ Mrs Dorothea Deer talks about Andrew Crosse, the eccentric inventor.
  • A letter from Alfoxden: Young Basil Montagu writes about visiting the Quantocks in 1797 with the Wordsworths.
  • ‘A Stranger in Stowey’: Mr William Buzzard remembers the poet Samuel Coleridge
  • ‘My Dad, the Parson.’ The Reverend William Holland’s little boy tells us all about life at Over Stowey in the 1800s.
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    • Special Place
      • Shaped by Natural Forces
        • Rocks
          • Rocks and Scenery of the Hill Edges
          • Rocks and Scenery of the Hill Tops
          • Rocks and Scenery of the Coastal Zone
        • Soils
          • Soil on the Heath
          • Soil in the Wooded Combes
          • Soil of the Coastal Zone
          • Soil of the Southern Hills
          • Soil in the Plantations
          • Soil of the Hill Edges
        • Water
          • Water use on the Quantocks
          • Story of a Quantock Stream
          • Water use in EQH
        • Weather
      • Shaped by People
        • Parishes
        • Settlements
        • Buildings
          • Building materials
          • Types of Buildings
            • Cottages
            • Middle sized houses
            • Large Country Houses
            • Churches
              • Aisholt
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              • Cothelstone
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              • East Quantoxhead
              • Enmore
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              • Kilve
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              • Nether Stowey
              • Over Stowey
              • West Bagborough
              • West Quantoxhead
            • Schools
            • Buildings for buying & selling
            • Buildings for animals
            • Buildings for storing things
            • Buildings for making and mending things
            • Buildings where visitors can stay
            • Where people can meet
        • Boundaries
          • Beech banks
        • From Place to Place
        • Using the Land
          • Common
            • Keeping the Grass Short and Sweet!
            • Keeping Bracken at Bay!
            • The Old Heather Problem!
            • Invading Rhododendrons!
            • Adventurous Animals!
          • Farming
            • Durborough Farm
            • Pepperhill Farm
          • Forestry
          • Past Land Use
          • Enjoying the Hills
        • Map of Quantock Places
          • Aisholt
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          • Cothelstone
          • Crowcombe
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          • Enmore
          • Holford
          • Kilve
          • Kingston St Mary
          • Nether Stowey
          • Over Stowey
          • West Bagborough
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    • Special Wildlife
      • Quantock Animals
        • Fish
        • Amphibians
        • Reptiles
        • Birds
        • Mammals
        • Molluscs
        • Sea Anemones
        • Annelids
        • Crustaceans
        • Arachnids
        • Insects
      • Quantock Plants
        • Flowers
        • Deciduous Trees
        • Shrubs
        • Grass
        • Conifers
        • Moss, ferns and lichen
        • Fungus
        • Algae and seaweed
    • Special Past
      • Palaeolithic
      • Mesolithic
      • Neolithic
      • Bronze Age
      • Iron Age
        • How archaeologists discovered more about the Quantocks
      • Romans
      • Dark Ages
      • Anglo Saxons
      • Medieval
        • What was it like?
        • Who was in charge?
        • Why so many churches?
        • Why so many towns?
        • What work was available?
        • How did sheep change the Quantocks?
        • Why did some places disappear?
      • Post Medieval
      • Industrial
        • Parkland
      • Modern
    • Special People
      • Samuel Coleridge
      • Andrew Crosse
      • William Holland
      • John Walford
      • Simon Warman
      • William Wordsworth
    • Special Jobs
      • The Farmer
      • The Commoner
      • The Ranger
      • Nurseryman
      • The Archaeologist
      • The Shopkeeper
      • The Auctioneer
      • The Farming Advisorr
      • Collecting wheatstraw for Thatching
      • Hedge Laying
    • Keeping the Quantocks Special
      • Walkers & Picnicers
      • Cyclists & Horseriders
      • Car Drivers
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      • Farmers & Commoners
      • Forestry
      • Local People
      • Builders
      • Wildlife
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      • Nether Stowey Class 1
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      • Nether Stowey
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      • Pepperhill
      • Spaxton
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