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What's the name of that inaccessible Devon village with legends of inbreeding?

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Buckets · 06/07/2008 17:42

Years ago my Devonshire aunt told me about a village (Dartmoor I think) that in olden days was so inaccessible that people had odd genetic mutations. Just popped into my head today, can anyone expand on the legend (or disprove it?)

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MaloryIsCrossWithJohnnie · 06/07/2008 17:47

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tiredemma · 06/07/2008 18:01

Apparently Clun in South Shropshire is a bit like the village your aunt described.

Barnical · 06/07/2008 18:11

I think it's norfolk not devon LOL (NFN)

Lilymaid · 06/07/2008 18:28

Boston, Lincs and Wisbech are well known for it.

Greensleeves · 06/07/2008 18:34

Rocester in Staffs is also known for inbreeding

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Buckets · 06/07/2008 18:38

No, Dartmoor wasn't the name of the village LOL I know that! Village may have been on or near Dartmoor although it may have been inaccessible due to being at the bottom of a cliff or gorge or something. It was Coombe Something and they all had/have big eyes apparently.

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Dragonbutter · 06/07/2008 20:14

i think i live there

TheRealPhartiphukborlz · 06/07/2008 20:15

googley eyes??

Flamesparrow · 06/07/2008 20:16

Lol I was thinking the same as LL with half of devon being Coobme sumat... a bit like saying it was a place on Wales with "Aber" in it

LynetteScavo · 06/07/2008 20:17

ROFL!

I'd never noticed that about Clun.

I did go to a fair in Spain once, and I'm sure there was a lot of in breeding with the people running it. Funny eyes.

SammyC · 06/07/2008 20:18

It cant be Devon as all us inbreds eat our young and morris dance the remainder of time................LOL

bonkerz · 06/07/2008 20:21

tiverton!

margoandjerry · 06/07/2008 20:26

Clovelly? Not Coombe Something but not easy to get to either (well, not to get to the bottom of it anyway).

My father was born in a very small town in Wiltshire. One my aunts has done a family tree going back to about 1600 - there are around 500 names on the list, every last one of them lived in this very (very) small town. I'm thinking in-breeding would actually have been quite hard to avoid

youareamazing · 06/07/2008 20:28

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LittleMyDancing · 06/07/2008 20:29

Sure it wasn't Dorset? Portland has that reputation.

giddykipper · 06/07/2008 20:29

I thought it was Forest of Dean

Doodle2U · 06/07/2008 20:33

long shot

Mercy · 06/07/2008 20:34

Probably applies to a lot of places in the UK in the 'olden days'

I think it's just one of those myths tbh

Mercy · 06/07/2008 20:36

Although Princetown could be a contender.

pookamoo · 06/07/2008 20:40

No, she's right - I saw an item on the local news where they went to look at it.
It was on Dartmoor somewhere...
Will see if I can track it down.

wheresthehamster · 06/07/2008 20:43

According to Uncyclopedia it's the whole county