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Terrace and Florence Terrace, which was named after his wife. The Rising Sun was originally cottages, and inside, the original door knockers for each cottage can be seen. Once turned into an alehouse, in the 1700s, its first name, presumably after its then owner, was Hoopers ale house. As you look at the scene, it is still easy to imagine horses being led up Chapel Way, to wait by the wall outside the pub, or perhaps be led into the shippen next to the pub, which is now Read's D.I.Y. Stores. They would have been on their way down to Henders Corner, the stage coach stop on the way from Plympton to Saltash.
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Compton Gifford was incorporated into the Borough of Plymouth. This was not a popular decision with the people of Compton, as the rates in Compton were roughly half that of Plymouth. However the deed was done, and Plymothians lived to regret it, as it cost a great deal of money to bring Compton
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Henders Corner as a terminus, and by 1870 the Anglican parish of Emmanuel, Compton Gifford was born. The centre for this parish was a small church built on land offered by Betsy and Elizabeth Revel. At the turn of the century the bustling little village
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Compton Inn is probably the oldest, with walls up to four feet
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