South Molton

South Molton is a small town in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district. The town is on the River Mole.

The town was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. It retained this status as a municipal borough until 1967, when it became a rural borough in the South Molton Rural District.[1]

On 14 March 1655 Sir John Penruddock was captured after a three-hour street fight in South Molton by soldiers of the New Model Army under the command of Captain Unton Crook. With his capture the Penruddock uprising came to an end and so did the 1655 plans of the Sealed Knot to restore King Charles II to the throne of England.

It is a small, well built market town trading mostly in sheep and cattle. Situated on the southern side of Exmoor just off the North Devon link road.

 

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Wind2.25 m/s
Cloudiness13 %
Temperature (min/max)3/8 °C
Pressure1026 hpa
Humidity90 %
Last update: 20 Apr 2024 @ 02:39

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