Wolford Chapel - A piece of Canada in South-West England

3,000 miles to the east across the Atlantic, hidden deep in the Blackdown Hills of East Devon near the village of Dunkerswell, is a small piece of land that takes less than a minute to walk the entire length of, that belongs to Ontatio, Canada.
Wolford Chapel is little known about yet is an important part of Canadian history. It's the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant of Upper Canada and founder of the now major city of Toronto, or York as he originally named it, as well as being the burial place of other members of the Simcoe family.
Along with the JFK Memorial at Runnymede in Surrey, which was passed over to the United States around the same time Wolford Chapel was passed over to Canada, Wolford Chapel is one of only two places I know of in the UK which has been officially handed over to a foreign country, though I'd be interested to know if there's any more that I'm not aware of yet.

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  • @Dave.w-ev9qn1962
    @Dave.w-ev9qn19623 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this Lucas, it’s the first I’ve heard of it. It looks well maintained and what a lovely spot to rest your bones fore ever.👌

  • @kernow..exp.
    @kernow..exp.3 ай бұрын

    Good video mate I'll have to go and find that one day