Lydford
Lydford is a village in Dartmoor, the English county of Devon. The village sits within Dartmoor National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lydford Castle and Brat Tor.
Lydford Castle
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small ringwork built in a corner of the Anglo-Saxon fortified burh in the years after the Norman conquest of England.
Brat Tor
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brat Tor, also known as Brai Tor and Widgery Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on the western flank of Dartmoor, England. It is best known for Widgery Cross, the tallest Dartmoor cross, which stands on its summit.
Great Links Tor
Peak
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Links Tor is a prominent tor on the north-western flank of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is visible for a considerable distance on the approach to the moor from the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mary Tavy and Bridestowe.
Mary Tavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mary Tavy is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Bridestowe
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridestowe is a civil parish and village in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Bratton Clovelly, Sourton, Bridestowe and Sourton Common, Lydford, Lewtrenchard and Thrushelton. Bridestowe is situated 3 miles north of Lydford.
Lydford
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.646° or 50° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.0883° or 4° 5′ 18″ westElevation
932 feet (284 metres)Open location code
9C2QJWW6+CMGeoNames ID
7294964
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