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Home History Dirty work at Devon’s crossroads
Dirty work at Devon’s crossroads
October 26, 2014
John Fisher
History, Local History

Dirty work at Devon’s crossroads

Many crossroads in Devon were used to keep the local population under the thumb. How you may ask, well by hanging the corpses of miscreants, the desired effect was achieved. John Fisher expands:

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