The Undiscovered Country of Nearby

On the recent visit to Hemyock (see last post) I finally managed to get a look at Hemyock Castle. I say “finally”, not as in I fulfilled a life-long ambition, but rather that I was finally able to put a face to the name. I’ve spent the past two months researching into the Hines of […]

Over the past couple of months I’ve spent time researching and writing about the family history of my wife’s gran. Her maiden name is Hine, and she had an idea that her family – long ago – came from the village of Hemyock in Devon, in amongst the Blackdown Hills. During this period I’ve delved […]