Talk:R. D. Blackmore

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The North Devon hamlet of Charles (near Brayford) has close associations with the Blackmore family. The first Blackmore to live at Charles was John, born in 1764, who later served as curate at High Bray. His second son Richard became Rector of Charles and was the Uncle of R D Blackmore who stayed at The Old Rectory as a child and later wrote parts of his immortal book Lorna Doone there. There is a memorial window in Charles Church installed to celebrate the centenary of R D Blackmore in 1925.

Quality of article
I would like to say what a very good article this is on a great but rather understated writer. Well done whoever did the research on it! Ivankinsman 13:11, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Wrong link
Hello, there. Reading this interesting article (I love Lorna Doone), I noticed that the link to the novel Fringilla is wrong, leading to a description of a bird which has little to do with this writer. I'm sorry, I'don't know enough wikipedia syntax to correct it myself. So, up to the next one.

exmoor
Exmoor is wholely in the county of Somerset and not Devon. Since Blackmore's time tourism to this part of England has been centred on places in Devon to the west of Exmoor, and thus the whole tourist area is now called Exmoor National Park whereas the true Forest of Exmoor had no towns or villages and was in Somerset.Porlock of course is in Somerset. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter rawlins (talk • contribs) 18:24, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

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Substituted at 03:43, 30 April 2016 (UTC)