A Harbertonford Village Trail
Written by Geoff Broom June 2011

Harbertonford lies within the parish of Harberton. Until the eighteenth century, it was much the junior village within the parish. The development of the woollen industry and the establishment of the mill in around 1790 led to a growth in population in Harbertonford. By the middle of the nineteenth century, its size and importance was such as to lead to the splitting off of the village and surrounding area to form a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1860.

This trail is intended as an introduction to the village.   It starts at the Village Hall continuing via Moreleigh Road to the bridge over the Harbourne and then through the first part of Old Road before returning to Woodland Road past the Church to the old woollen mill factory site and Fine Pine.   The latter has a collection of photographs, articles and artefacts relating to the mill, the village and the surrounding area which visitors are welcome to view.

There is a downloadable guide that you can print out to follow the trail around the village.