▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination ▁for ▁expl oring ▁Ex mo or , ▁and ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Ex mo or ▁National ▁Park ▁Author ity ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Ex e ▁Valley ▁Way ▁and ▁Land ' s ▁End ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁D ul ver ton ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 4 ▁as ▁die g la ford - t un ▁meaning ▁" hidden ▁ford " - t un . ▁The ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁records ▁it ▁as ▁Dol vert une ▁and ▁suggests ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁royal ▁man or ▁before ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁below ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age ▁hill fort s ▁of ▁Old berry ▁Castle , ▁M oun sey ▁Castle ▁and ▁Bre wer ' s ▁Castle . ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Tur ber v illes ▁by ▁William ▁I ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁they ▁gave ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁some ▁land ▁to ▁Ta un ton ▁Pri ory . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Sh ete ▁family . ▁The ▁parish ▁of ▁D ul ver ton ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Will it on ▁and ▁Fre emann ers ▁H undred . ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁saw ▁continued ▁growth ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁fair s ▁and ▁mark ets , ▁with ▁several ▁small ▁indust ries ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁u pl and ▁far ming ▁and ▁the ▁w ool ▁trade . ▁These ▁include ▁related ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁la