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Belmesthorpe: The English Village with a Thousand years of Secrets: Adrian Gombault
What's really behind the stone walls of a sleepy English village?
In this live walking-tour episode, I'm joined by local historian Adrian Gombault, author of the book 'Belmesthorpe: Then and Now' for a stroll through the English village of Belmesthorpe.
We uncover Viking place names, a vanished railway, a rare 18th-century dovecote, a forgotten riot, and a surprising Cold War-era scandal, all within a village of barely 130 people.
About Adrian:
Adrian Gombault has spent the greater part of his life living in the East Midlands English village of Belmesthorpe.
In his working life he taught…
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