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in the county of Devon

About Buckland in the Moor

This is one of Devon's "dream villages" with an attractive small church dating from the 13th century and a cluster of picturesque thickly thatched country cottages with the most "English" of country gardens.

It nestles at the edge of Dartmoor's brooding beauty, perched on slopes above the River Dart. Stone quarried from the moor was used for the church and many of the other local properties.

Slumbering quietly among groves of beeches in sheltered hollows, Buckland is full of charm, and has a quality which defies the passing of the years. It offers a unique experience, the very epitome of the flawless English village.

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Peaceful waters

Dartmeet (14 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction W of Buckland in the Moor)

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Postbridge (19 Pictures) in the county of Devon

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NW of Buckland in the Moor)

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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Drewsteignton (43 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction N of Buckland in the Moor)

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Cockington (97 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE of Buckland in the Moor)

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Paignton with Torquay in the background

Paignton (171 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Devon

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE of Buckland in the Moor)

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(3.8 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)

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Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S)

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Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction N)

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction N)

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(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)

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Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

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