Princetown
Located in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District Coordinates: 50°32′38″ N 3°59′19″ W
- Population
- 1,366
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 419 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Princetown
Princetown is a village. Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District. Population: 1,366. Elevation: 419 m.
Princetown is a village located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon. It is the principal settlement of the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest. At the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1,443. The village has its origins in 1785, when Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, then secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested that a prison be built there.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Yelverton, 9 km SW
- 27 sights and natural places within 10 km South Hessary Tor, North Hessary Tor
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
South Hessary Tor Mountain, Dartmoor Forest1.2 km SE
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North Hessary Tor Mountain, Dartmoor Forest1.5 km NW
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North Hessary Tor Transmitting Station Landmark, Dartmoor Forest1.6 km NW
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Leeden Tor Mountain, Walkhampton3.4 km SW
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Beardown Tors Mountain, Dartmoor Forest4 km N
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Great Mis Tor Mountain, Dartmoor Forest4.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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