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Houses in Dittisham July 2005

Dittisham

in the county of Devon

Old part of Sandown.

Sandown

in the county of Isle of Wight

Eton College in Berkshire.

Eton

in the county of Berkshire

Recommended towns & villages near Okehampton Castle

All Saints church, Okehampton, Devon

Okehampton

(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)

There has been a settlement at Okehampton since the Bronze-Age, later it became a prosperous Saxon town with the Saxon Lords being overthrown at the time of the Conquest...

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Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SE)

The small wooded village of Gidleigh stands in superb wooded countryside at the heart of the Dartmoor National Park...

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Chagford town centre

Chagford

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

With haunting scenery, quaint cottages, pretty streets and alleyways Chagford has something for everyone...

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Quintessentially English

Drewsteignton

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction E)

This attractive village is one of the most beautifully laid out of all Devon villages with pretty cottages set around a fine village square...

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Village of Zeal Monachorum in Devon

Zeal Monachorum

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NE)

Set amid the rolling agricultural heartland of Devon, Zeal Monachorum is the very epitome of the perfect, tranquil Devonian village...

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Clapper Bridge at Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

Postbridge is a tiny hamlet, yet this richly wooded area, at the heart of the moor has become a natural starting point for the thousands of visitors who annually come to explore the splendour and wonders of the moor...

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North Bovey Church

North Bovey

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

North Bovey is a picturesque village in Dartmoor. It boasts a shaded village green, 18th century thatched cottages, a thatched pub dating from the 13th century, and a wonderful.....

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Two Bridges, Devon

Two Bridges

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction S)

Two Bridges is the junction of the two major routes across central Dartmoor, and thus attracts a lot of visitors in the summer...

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Princetown

Princetown

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction S)

Princetown is the highest village within the Dartmoor National Park, some call it the bleakest centre of the moors which is probably largely due to the town being the home of notorious Dartmoor Prison...

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Saint Eustachius parish church, Tavistock, Devon

Tavistock

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SW)

Tavistock is located in Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. It has a rich history, a charming market, and is known for its scenic surroundings...

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Nine Maidens stone circle at Belstone Tor on Dartmoor, Devon

The Nine Maidens Stone Circle

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction E)

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Finch Foundry, Sticklepath, Devon

Finch Foundry

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction E)

The last working water-powered forge in England, set amidst Dartmoor's dramatic countryside...

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Shilley Pool on Dartmoor

Cosdon Hill & Shilley Pool

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction E)

A beauty spot on the North-East side of Dartmoor...

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Bridge over the river at Lydford Gorge, Devon.

Lydford Gorge

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SW)

A picturesque stone bridge crosses the River Lyd just south of the village of Lydford. At this point the river often falls fast.....

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Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon

Lydford Castle

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SW)

A simple square keep is all that remains of Lydford Castle. The castle, standing on a small mound in the shadow of the church.....

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Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

This unique double ringed circle is less dramatic than most and is interesting for the fact that the circles lie side by side.....

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Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

Fernworthy Stone Circles are set against the majestic backdrop of some of Dartmoor's highest peaks, in a beautiful forest spot.....

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Spinster's Rock, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Spinster's Rock

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

Fortune rarely smiles on people the way it did on Sir Julius Drewe. In 1899 at the age of 33 he was able to retire from the.....

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One of the huts at the Bronze-Age village of Grimspound, on Dartmoor

Grimspound

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

Dartmoor often makes its visitors uneasy with haunting tales of terror as immortalised in the stories of Conan Doyle, and this.....

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