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village square at Drewsteigton, Devon. summer 2005

Drewsteignton

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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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Chagford Market House

Chagford

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction SW)

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

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Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction W)

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

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North Bovey Church

North Bovey

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)

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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Lustleigh, Devon

Lustleigh

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SE)

Rather special, in a favoured position close to the clear waters of the River Bovey, is the lovely old village of Lustleigh...

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Village of Zeal Monachorum in Devon

Zeal Monachorum

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

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

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Postbridge, Dartmoor in Devon

Postbridge

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

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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All Saints church, Okehampton, Devon

Okehampton

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction W)

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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Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

Always a beautiful place, Crediton must have been awesome in the year AD674 when legend tells us that St. Boniface was born here as plain Winfrith...

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The Falls

Bovey Tracey

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SE)

The pretty town of Bovey Tracey borders with the beautiful landscape of Dartmoor...

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

Spinster's Rock

(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)

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Shilley Pool on Dartmoor

Cosdon Hill & Shilley Pool

(4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)

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

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Finch Foundry, Sticklepath, Devon

Finch Foundry

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)

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

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Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)

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

Grimspound

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction S)

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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Kitty Jay's Grave, near Widecombe on the moor, Devon

Jay's Grave

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction S)

As English legends go, that of Jay's Grave is a very sad and lonely one. The ancient Dartmoor legend of Jay's Grave is about a.....

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Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction S)

Becky Falls is a romantic beauty spot hidden in the countryside close to the old town of Bovey Tracey. The spot is noted for its.....

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Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SW)

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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Nine Maidens stone circle at Belstone Tor on Dartmoor, Devon

The Nine Maidens Stone Circle

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W)

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Road in Dartmoor, Hound Tor, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Hound Tor Medieval Village

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)

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