This is the place to find film, photographs, newspaper articles, posters, programmes, letters, deeds and much, much more that relates to the history of this beautiful Valley.

From its earliest days as a religious centre, through the times of the Crusades, the Civil War and on into the Industrial Revolution, the Teign Valley has played its part in the history of the United Kingdom. People have lived here for thousands of years and each epoch has left its mark. From early flint heads and stone circles, through the churches, the fine buildings and the mines, everything leaves its story.

So come on in and explore. Find material that relates to your village, your interests or your family.

If you have any material that you think would be of interest then please register as a Community Contributor to add it to this collection so that future generations can learn more about the place they live. It’s not always the big things that make history fascinating, it’s often the little bits and pieces that give us the information about how ordinary people went about their lives – how they made a living, how they celebrated, how they thought and how they talked.

And if you enjoy your time here then please think about making a donation. This archive needs funds to keep going!

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31/01/2025  Latest additions to the archive

These records have recently been uploaded onto our archive. To have a look at them go to the search function and enter the search words indicated.

-Easter Pilgrim in the Teign Valley- a trip around the valley visiting its churches. Search: Easter Pilgrim.

-Recommendations for local walks with pubs as the start/finish point. Search: local walks.

-Case Study for Trusham Church. Search: case study

-Records about the loss of Christow Post Office and the emergence of Christow Community Shop- giving a new lease of life for the village. For these search for: Christow Post Office or for Christow Community Shop

-There are also now several records with links to a website called Legendary Dartmoor which has quite a few interesting articles related to the Teign Valley. For these search: Legendary Dartmoor

09/11/2024  Mining in The Teign Valley

The Teign Valley History Centre is proud to announce the opening of its new exhibition on Mining In The Teign Valley.

This will be held in the Bowden Room of the Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow this coming Saturday the 9th of November from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Entrance is free and there will be tea, coffee and cake on hand.

Learn about the fascinating history of mineral extraction from our valley over the ages. It was once a noisy and dangerous place to live! The exhibition is suitable for all ages so bring the children along too.

We hope to see you there.

19/08/2024  Torbay Half Marathon
Sophie Plows entered the Torbay Half Marathon in memory of her grandfather, who loved the Teign Valley. She kindly raised £147 for the Teign Valley History Centre archive.

You can still donate to her JustGiving page by clicking here

16/04/2024  Teign Valley Tales 2 Launched
We are delighted to announce that the second volume of Teign Valley Tales is now available for sale.

01/01/2024  Civil War Exhibition
The Civil War exhibition has now been in TVCH, Dunsford Church, Christow Church, Doddi Church, The Cridford Inn, and Canonteign.
Look out for our Mining Exhibition, coming later this year

12/11/2023  Teign Valley Railway
A new Article has been posted on the archive about the Teign Valley Railway. The article talks about why the railway was built and why it was never quite successful.

It can be seen here

01/01/2020  The Geology of the Teign Valley
Tim Deane has made his detailed article about the local geology and how it affects mining in the valley.

The article can be read here.