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Dartmoor Forest

Dartmoor Forest

Coordinates: 50°35′31″N 3°56′53″W / 50.592°N 3.948°W

For the royal forest, see Forest of Dartmoor.

Dartmoor Forest is a civil parish in Devon, England. It was formed in 1987 by the splitting of the former parish of Lydford. It covers about 56,000 acres (230 km2) entirely within Dartmoor National Park, and is the largest parish in Devon. Despite its size its population in 2001 was only 1,619.

References

  • Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. pp. 56–57. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.

Categories:

  • Dartmoor
  • Civil parishes in Devon
  • Devon geography stubs

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