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lynbarn liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Think some are getting confused with a person who has say Cornish roots and ancestry, and someone who lives somewhere and so is a local. I have Cornish ancestry, my family farmed the area from the Tamar down to Bodmin Moor, I have ancestors who...
Feb 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM -
lynbarn liked Hampshire Unit's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My great nephews live in Cornwall, were born in Cornwall, their Mum is Cornish (from many generations) their Dad has lived in Cornwall for nearly 40 years (since he was 5) but they don't consider themselves Cornish....
Feb 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Yes, at one time, many years ago, I used to work with two guys from the West Country, both contract Electricians, one used to work in the Cornish mines before they closed, and the other was from Appledore. We were all working for a company...
Feb 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM -
lynbarn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That was quick :-)
Feb 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The funny thing was, at the last time of looking at the general population of Lynton (It was some time ago now), there were more outsiders than locals
Feb 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM -
lynbarn liked simon king's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Where I lived in the wilds of Derbyshire, the rule of thumb and /or ironic joke was that you couldn’t regard yourself as a local until you’d lived there for 25 years
Feb 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A few years ago, I knew someone who moved to Devon from London, and he was there for a very long time, but he was always known as an outsider. After twenty years, he also noticed that many people from around the country also moved to Lynton to...
Feb 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
lynbarn liked ross's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Simply changing location does not change a person's mind or attitude, or make them a local. Tourism has been vital for the Exmoor economy since about 1870- and local people know and understand this. Just being a twonk from London and buying a...
Feb 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
To get the facts correct, the LYD project was first offered to the L&BR Association, but at the time, there wasn't a charitable body to take advantage of gift aid, etc So it moved to the FR, where it was going to be built. Which made a lot of...
Feb 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM -
lynbarn liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I’m guessing that the FR would never part with lyd, and the question has already been broached with them, sometime in the past.
Feb 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
