Bow is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about eight miles west of Crediton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,093. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Crediton is a town in Devon, England. ...

The village grew up as a market along the main Crediton to Okehampton road (now the A3072), with the church of Nymet Tracy, St Bartholomew's , about a mile from the main centre. (The bulk of the poplace of Nymet Tracy decamped to Bow after Nymet Tracy was destroyed in a fire. The church remained.) The A3072 road is almost certainly a Roman road, although not the first in the area. The first was south of the village, and runs from the Roman fort at North Tawton to Isca (Exeter). There is a Henge west of the village. Charles I stayed one night here during the Civil War when he was chasing the Earl of Essex into Cornwall. Crediton is a town in Devon, England. ... Okehampton is a town in Devon, England, at the northern edge of Dartmoor, on the River Okement. ... A Roman road in Pompeii Road Construction on Trajans Column The Roman roads were essential for the growth of their empire, by enabling them to move armies. ... Basic ideal plan of a Roman castrum. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles infobox may require cleanup. ... A henge is a roughly circular or oval-shaped flat area over 20m in diameter which is enclosed and delimited by a boundary earthwork that usually comprises a ditch with an external bank. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals, of which the best-known and most closely associated with the title was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566 - 1601). ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ...

The name Nymet is associated in Roman terms with the Druids, as it means "Sacred Grove". Two druids, from an 1845 publication, based on a bas-relief found at Autun, France. ...

The name Tracy comes from the 'de Tracey' family - from Traci near Bayeaux - who settled in the area after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The face of a de Tracey knight is carved over the south entrance to the church at Nymet Tracey. Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...

Bow is described as one of many Devonshire "failed towns", in that it was granted charters for a fair and market but, due to location, failed to attract enough trade and remained a village.^[1]

Notes and references

1. ^ W.G. Hoskins, Devon and its people, Wheaton, Exeter, 1959

External links

• Bow community page
• BOW (Nymet Tracey) - St. Bartholomew's Church
• Bow Community Website