The 3 reasons Ann Widdecombe gave for moving to remote Devon home | UK | News
Ann Widdecombe died last week at her beloved home in Devon; Counter-terrorism police are currently conducting a murder investigation. Ann, 78, a former Conservative minister who defected to Reformation England, loved her Dartmoor home. He was reportedly facing a difficult decision about where to retire, with a toss-up between Dartmoor and the north-west Highlands, both of which are great walking areas, being his priority.
The West Country won for three reasons: it was less remote, he had family ties there, and it was warmer for swimming, which he loved. Today forces revealed that “new evidence and information has come to light” which led to the intervention of terrorism police. Counter Terrorism South East has confirmed that a 28-year-old man arrested in Rotherham on Saturday 11 July was later re-arrested on suspicion of committing, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism.
The Counter Terrorism Department was working with Devon and Cornwall Police after Ms Widdecombe was found dead with “serious injuries” at her home in Heytor at 11.40am on Thursday, July 9.
Ann is reportedly “incredibly happy” at home and plans to spend the rest of her days there. Devon Live.
“I know the area well,” he said in a 2011 interview. “My father was born in Saltash. My mother was born in Plymouth. I still have an old aunt in Saltash, a cousin in Torquay, but that’s about it.”
“I used to come here a lot to visit relatives and things like that, and then, when I got older, I walked a lot on Dartmoor, initially with my father, and in later years on my own or with a friend.”
Walking was one of his pleasures and he regularly went on walks for hours on foot to Hound Tor and beyond.
“When you walk by yourself on the moor, many miles from anywhere, and you don’t see another person for days, or you only see them very far away, then yes, you can definitely feel closer to God.”
Ann decided to live just yards from Widecombe In The Moor. He named his house Widdecombe’s Rest.
“A lot of people think it means rest, like resting,” he said in a 2011 interview, and he laughed. “But really that means the rest of Widdecombe’s life!”
