A little Bit of History :
Allerdale Farmhouse, a grade II listed Georgian former farmhouse, is referred to in the Domesday Book and is a landmark property of the South Hams. Much of the traditional Devon long village of Chillington is believed to have grown around, and upon the land that was associated with the farm. In modern history, the farmhouse was taken over by the American army during the second world war whilst the Normandy landing operation was rehearsed at Start Bay.
Most recently the farmhouse is remembered for its last farmer owners, a family comprising two brothers (so similar they were often referred to as 'the twins') and their sister, the local community midwife. They lived in a largely unchanged house for decades, until the 1990s. A major programme of restoration and modernisation produced Allerdale Farmhouse substantially as it is today.
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