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William Crossing, the Glossary

William Crossing (1847–1928) was a writer and chronicler of Dartmoor and the lives of its inhabitants.^[1]

23 relations: Alfred Wainwright, Brentor, Coryton, Devon, Cranmere Pool, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Preservation Association, Dry stone, Duck's Pool, Dartmoor, Iceberg, Lake District, Letterboxing (hobby), Lydford, Mannamead, Mary Tavy, Okehampton, Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Plymouth College, Sheepstor, South Brent, Taunton, Tavistock, Walkhampton, Western Morning News.
Historians of Devon
People associated with Dartmoor

Alfred Wainwright

Alfred Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 – 20 January 1991), who preferred to be known as A. Wainwright or A.W., was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator.

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Brentor

Brentor is a village in West Devon, England.

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Coryton, Devon

Coryton is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, to the north west of Tavistock.

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Cranmere Pool

Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at.

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Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England.

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Dartmoor Preservation Association

Dartmoor Preservation Association (DPA) is one of the oldest environmental or amenity bodies in the UK.

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Dry stone

Dry stone, sometimes called drystack or, in Scotland, drystane, is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together.

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Duck's Pool, Dartmoor

Duck's Pool is a small depression set in a remote location in the southern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England at.

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Iceberg

An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice more than long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.

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Lake District

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England.

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Letterboxing (hobby)

Letterboxing is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art, and puzzle solving.

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Lydford

Lydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village, once an important town, in Devon, north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor in the West Devon district.

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Mannamead

Mannamead is a leafy suburb in the Compton ward of the city of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England.

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Mary Tavy

Mary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600, located four miles north of Tavistock in Devon in south-west England; it is named after the River Tavy.

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Okehampton

Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon.

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Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells is a series of seven books by A. Wainwright, detailing the fells (the local word for hills and mountains) of the Lake District in northwest England.

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Plymouth College

Plymouth College is a co-educational private school in Plymouth, Devon.

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Sheepstor

Sheepstor is a village, civil parish and former manor on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England.

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South Brent

South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon.

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Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England.

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Tavistock

Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town in West Devon, England.

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Walkhampton

Walkhampton is a village and civil parish on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England.

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The Western Morning News is a daily regional newspaper founded in 1860, and covering the West Country including Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Somerset and Dorset in the South West of England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Crossing

Also known as Crossing, William, The Dartmoor Worker.