HM Prison Dartmoor

HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on in the English county of . Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in England
  • Also known as: “Dartmoor Prison”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Hessary Tor and Princetown Community Primary School.

Peak
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is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in within civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.

School
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,800 feet southeast of HM Prison Dartmoor.

Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 1,900 feet southeast of HM Prison Dartmoor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princetown and Two Bridges.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the . At around 435 m above sea level, is the highest settlement on the moor.

Hamlet
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of National Park in , England. It is situated around 2.5 km northeast of at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century; the other is the B3357.

Hamlet
Photo: Alex Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality in western , in the West Devon district of , England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry. is situated 2½ miles west of HM Prison Dartmoor.

HM Prison Dartmoor

Latitude
50.54962° or 50° 32′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.9961° or 3° 59′ 46″ west
Operator
His Majesty’s Prison Service
Open location code
9C2RG2X3+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 61885998
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q5635157
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Romanian—“HM Prison Dartmoor” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Exercise yard for G and F wings and American Prisoner of War Cemetery.

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