A History Tour
Today, Brompton Regis is only a small village but find out more about our history
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Brompton Regis Show 2018
Stuart presents the newly introduced Mary Stacey Shield to the Best Country Dog winner 65th Brompton Regis Show and Gymkhana Brompton Regis Show & Gymkhana ...
Brompton Regis Show 2017
64th Brompton Regis Show and Gymkhana Brompton Regis Show and Gymkhana AGM Summary The AGM, held on November 23rd, was well attended, and it was ...
King’s Manor of Brunetone
The history of a settlement here goes back to Saxon times when it was called Brunetone, meaning “brown settlement” referring to the heath-covered Brendon Hills. ...
St Nicholas’s Priory
In the time of Henry II (1154-1189) the Manor became the possession of William-de-Say who founded a priory of Black Canons in 1174 at a ...
Community events in the past
In spite of being a relatively small community, the village has a history of staging farming, sporting, family and entertainment events which have helped to ...
History
There are records of a settlement here going back to the Domesday Book when it was known as the King’s Manor of Brunetone. Subsequent records ...
What to See
Brompton Regis has a lot to offer. Wimbleball Lake is just a mile away and is the perfect stretch of water for keen yachtsmen, canoeists ...
Location
Brompton Regis is situated in the Brendon Hills within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park. It is 5 miles to the east of Dulverton and ...
Wimbleball – The Dam
Investigations into where to best build the dam were carried out in two phases. In 1968 and 1974, 24 boreholes and 22 trial pits were ...