Articles on Local History
An occasional series of articles on local history. Click the links to read the papers (where available).
Unpublished papers by John Torrance
Published papers by John Torrance
- ‘The Landscape of Branscombe in the Early Fourteenth Century’ in J. Bliss, C. Jago & E. Maycock (eds) Aspects of Devon History (Devon History Society, 2012), pp. 37-50
- ‘A Lost Chapel in Colyton’ Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, vol. XL, pt. IV, 2008, pp. 95-103
- ‘Raddis Lane: Politics and Landscape’, Rep. Trans. Dev. Ass. Advmt Sci., vol. 141, 2009, pp 237-268
- Waterwheel (Oversteps Books, 2013, poetry)
- ‘The Ousting of Tomkins: a Struggle for Power in a Victorian Village’, Rep. Trans. Dev. Assoc. Advmt Schi., vol. 148, 2016, pp. 207-226
- ‘Medieval place-names in a landscape: Branscombe’, Journal of English Place-name Society, vol. 50, 2018, pp 75-96
- Under the Wave (Fore Street Press, 2021, poetry)