18 Jan
Plumbing
Torquay - TQ1
Enquiry from: Jane B
Start Date: Immediate
We have a leaking pipe in our upstairs bathroom. I would also like to find out how water pressure can be increased from the hot water tank
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is a town and also civil parish in the English area of Devon. It is a visitor destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a lengthy narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It exists within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and also South Hams area, and also had a population of 5,512 in 2001, [1] lowering to 5,064 at the 2011 census There are two selecting wards in the Dartmouth area (Townstal & Kingswear). Their combined population at the above demographics was 6,822. In 1086, the Domesday Book lists Dunestal as the only settlement in the area which currently makes up the church of Dartmouth. It was held by Walter of Douai. It paid tax on half a conceal, and had 2 plough teams, two slaves, 5 villagers as well as four smallholders. There were 6 cattle, 40 lamb and 15 goats. Right now Townstal (as the name ended up being) was obviously a totally agricultural negotiation, centred around the church. Walter of Douai rebelled versus William II, and his lands were seized as well as added to the honour of Marshwood (Dorset), which sublet Townstal and also Dartmouth to the FitzStephens. It was probably throughout the early part of their proprietorship that Dartmouth began to expand as a port, as it was of calculated significance as a deep-water port for cruising vessels. The port was utilized as the sailing factor for the Crusades of 1147 and 1190, and also Warfleet Creek, close to Dartmouth Castle is supposed by some to be named for the huge fleets which constructed there. Dartmouth was a house of the Royal Navy from the reign of Edward III and was twice surprised and sacked throughout the Hundred Years War, after which the mouth of the tidewater was closed every night with a great chain. The slim mouth of the Dart is safeguarded by two prepared castles, Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle. Originally Dartmouth's only wharf was Bayard's Cove, a fairly little area safeguarded by a ft at the southern end of the community.
