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Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers 954 km 2 (368 sq mi). [1] The granite that forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history.
The old bridge The new bridge. Two Bridges is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.It is situated around 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Princetown at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century (now known as the B3212); [1] the other is ...
Description: Map of Dartmoor National Park, UK with the following information shown: . National Park boundary; Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways
For the first 23 years of its existence, Dartmoor National Park was administered by a special committee of Devon County Council, [2] the "Dartmoor Sub-Committee". During this time the major proposals dealt with by the committee included extensions of china clay workings and coniferous plantations (which did not take place); the erection of a television transmitting mast at North Hessary Tor in ...
Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's last remaining ancient temperate rainforests and one of three remote high-altitude oakwoods on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The first written document to mention Wistman's Wood date to the 17th century, while more recent tree-ring studies show that individual trees could be many hundreds of years old.
This is a list of Dartmoor tors and hills. Dartmoor is a National Park in South West England that contains many granite outcrops of many different sizes. The main authority (other than the OS map) is "Dartmoor Tors and Rocks" by Ken Ringwood. Birch Tor, with the Warren House Inn in the distance Vixen Tor, with Great Mis Tor beyond
Princetown is a village [a] located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon.It is the principal settlement of the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest.At the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1,443.
Dartmoor Forest is a civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It was formed on 1 April 1987 by the splitting of the parishes of Lydford and Walkhampton . [ 1 ] It covers about 56,000 acres (230 km 2 ) entirely within Dartmoor National Park , and is the largest parish in Devon.