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Published:
6:00 PM June 3, 2021
The Red Cow at Honiton was once the place where rivalries would flare
- Credit: Honiton museum
The Red Cow in Honiton High Street used to be a notorious gypsy haunt. Fights between regulars often broke out and they usually ended up in the court room charged with assault.
The most persistent offenders for over a decade were Priscilla Cooper and her husband Thomas. They lived on Farway Common and made a living by hawking (with or without a licence). Thomas gathered ferns and Priscilla sold clothes pegs and picked daffodils and primroses to sell in London markets.