Dartmoor Forest

Dartmoor is a region of Devon best known for Dartmoor National Park. The broader Dartmoor region in and around the park includes several towns and villages.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kraps Ring and Bellever Tor.

Kraps Ring

Archaeological site

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kraps Ring is an archaeological site.

Bellever Tor is a granite tor in the centre of Dartmoor, England. It provides panoramic 360 degree views and is located near Bellever Forest and the popular village of Bellever. There are numerous kists and cairn circles on its slopes.

Church of St Gabriel

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bellever and Postbridge.

Bellever

Hamlet

Photo: Nthep, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bellever is a hamlet in Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is located on the river East Dart about 2 kilometres south of Postbridge. The first mention of a settlement at this location is in a Duchy of Cornwall record from 1355 which gives the name of a farm here as Welford, a contraction of wielle and ford.

Postbridge

Village

Photo: Brian Henman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown and Moretonhampstead.

Lower Cherrybrook Bridge

Locality

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Cherrybrook Bridge is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Dartmoor Forest.

Dartmoor Forest

Type: Upland with an elevation of 1,368 feet
Also known as: “Dartmoor”
Category: landform
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.58333° or 50° 35′ north

Longitude

-3.91667° or 3° 55′ west

Elevation

1,368 feet (417 metres)

Open location code

9C2RH3MM+88

GeoNames ID

2651499

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