THE HISTORY OF THE HUNDRED OF CARHAMPTON by James Savage

Description

This book that was published in 1830 was, and still is, the most complete history for the area ever written. In almost seven hundred pages it goes in to great detail about the local history and that of some of the more notable families in the area. The Hundred consists of the following parishes, all which are covered in this book, Oare, Culbone, Porlock, Luccombe, Selworthy, Stoke Pero Cutcombe, Luxborough, Treborough Withycombe, Carhampton, Wootton Courtenay, Dunster, Exford, Timberscombe and Minehead.

For anyone with family or an interest in the area this book is invaluable. There is an index and the book is also searchable and bookmarked.