Abbeyford Woods
Abbeyford Woods is a forest in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Abbeyford Woods is situated nearby to the locality Knowles Cross, as well as near the village Folly Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Museum of Dartmoor Life.
Okehampton Castle
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
Museum of Dartmoor Life
Museum
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okehampton and Belstone.
Okehampton
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Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England.
Meldon
Hamlet
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Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct.
Abbeyford Woods
Latitude
50.7576° or 50° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
-4.0056° or 4° 0′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2QQX5V+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 30172384OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Knowles Cross and Folly Gate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Navy Storage Areas and Okehampton Fire Station.
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