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Crowds pack coast village for grisly folk tradition
Western Morning News
|May 29, 2025
CROWDS gathered for an annual 'grisly' folk tradition at a Devon village.
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The Hunting of the Earl of Rone is the quirky custom with pagan roots, which takes place at Combe Martin, North Devon.
The village's unique event saw a serious of processions beginning on Friday evening and culminating with a parade with big crowds over the four days of the Bank Holiday weekend.
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of Western Morning News.
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