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Blackmoor Gate
Blackmoor Gate, the western gateway to Exmoor National Park, sits on the watershed between tributaries of the rivers Yeo and Heddon nearly 305 m (1000 ft) above sea level. It has long been a crossing of tracks — an ancient ridgeway following the former moorland ridge from the heights of Exmoor down to the sea at Mortehoe. The road from Lynton to Barnstaple crosses here at a low point of the ridge, as did the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. The former station is now 'The Old Station Inn' — a licensed restaurant. Until the middle of the 19th century, open moorland ran to the east of the road between here and Parracombe with a gate onto the moor at this point. The name does not come from that of the Blackmore Blackmore is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Chipping Ongar and 4 miles (7 km) north of Brentwood. The village is in the parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green in the Brentwoo ... fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exmoor National Park
Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of Simonsbath. Exmoor is more precisely defined as the area of the former ancient royal hunting forest, also called Exmoor, which was officially surveyed 1815–1818 as in extent. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and of the Bristol Channel coast. The total area of the Exmoor National Park is , of which 71% is in Somerset and 29% in Devon. The upland area is underlain by sedimentary rocks dating from the Devonian and early Carboniferous periods with Triassic and Jurassic age rocks on lower slopes. Where these reach the coast, cliffs are formed which are cut with ravines and waterfalls. It was recognised as a heritage coast in 1991. The highest point on Exmoor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Yeo (Molland)
Yeo is a surname. Yeo or YEO may also refer to: Rivers * Barnstaple Yeo, a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, UK * Cheddar Yeo, a tributary of the River Axe in Somerset, UK * Congresbury Yeo, a tributary of the Severn Estuary in Somerset, UK * Land Yeo, a tributary of the Bristol Channel in Somerset, UK * Lapford Yeo, a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, UK * Lox Yeo, a tributary of the River Axe in Somerset, UK * Mark Yeo, a tributary of the River Axe in Somerset, UK * River Yeo, Molland, a tributary to the River Mole in Devon, UK * River Yeo (South Somerset), a river in Somerset, UK, and which joins the River Parrett near Langport * River Yeo (tributary of the Creedy) in Devon, UK * River Yeo (tributary of the Torridge) in Devon, UK Places * Yeo Island, British Columbia, Canada * Yeo Lake, Western Australia, Australia * Yeo Yeo, New South Wales, Australia Companies and organisations * Yeo Hiap Seng, an investment holding company commonly known as Yeo's * YEO, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Heddon
The River Heddon is a river in Devon, in the south of England. Running along the western edges of Exmoor Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of Simonsbat ..., the river reaches the North Devon coast at Heddon's Mouth. The nearest road access to the beach is at ''Hunter's Inn'', approximately south of sea-fall. The named river flows for and drains an area of . The Heddon Valley is renowned for its natural environment, with bridges and stepping stones along the river, meadows, and walks which start from the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust shop and information centre which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1963. The cobblestone, cobbled beach at Heddon's Mouth is approximately wide and is only accessible through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exmoor
Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of Simonsbath. Exmoor is more precisely defined as the area of the former ancient royal hunting forest, also called Exmoor, which was officially surveyed 1815–1818 as in extent. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and of the Bristol Channel coast. The total area of the Exmoor National Park is , of which 71% is in Somerset and 29% in Devon. The upland area is underlain by sedimentary rocks dating from the Devonian and early Carboniferous periods with Triassic and Jurassic age rocks on lower slopes. Where these reach the coast, cliffs are formed which are cut with ravines and waterfalls. It was recognised as a heritage coast in 1991. The highest point on Exmoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynton And Barnstaple Railway
The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track, narrow gauge railway and was slightly over long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although opened after the Light Railways Act 1896 came into force, it was authorised and constructed prior to that act. Therefore, as with all other railways, it was authorised under its own Act of Parliament and built to higher (and more costly) standards than similar railways of the time. In the United Kingdom it was notable as being the only narrow gauge line required to use main-line standard signalling. For a short period the line earned a modest return for shareholders, but for most of its life the L&B made a loss.G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux, & H G Radcliffe: ''The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway'' published by David and Charles, First Edition 1964, In 1923, the L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway, and eventually cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmoor Gate Railway Station
Blackmoor railway station, situated near to Blackmoor Gate at the western boundary of Exmoor National Park, England, was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is .... History The station opened with the line on 11 May 1898, and closed with it after service on 29 September 1935. From 1923 until closure, the line was operated by the Southern Railway.L T Catchpole: ''The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895–1935'' published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005. . At a crossroads and coaching stage, the station was provided with a range of stables, since converted to human habitation. The station building has been extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parracombe
Parracombe is a rural settlement south-west of Lynton, in Devon, England. It is situated in the Heddon Valley, on Exmoor. The population at the 2011 census was 293. A number Bronze Age barrows exist nearby, along with several other small earth-works throughout the parish. Beacon Castle and Voley Castle both Iron Age Hill forts are situated nearby. Rowley Barton ("rough clearing") was a manor mentioned in the Domesday Book along with East and West Middleton. Holwell Castle, at Parracombe was a Norman motte and bailey castle built to guard the junction of the east–west and north–south trade routes, enabling movement of people and goods and the growth of the population. Alternative explanations for its construction suggest it may have been constructed to obtain taxes at the River Heddon bridging place, or to protect and supervise silver mining in the area around Combe Martin. It was in diameter and high above the bottom of a rock cut ditch which is deep. It was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmore (name)
Blackmore (variations include: Blackmoore, Blackmoor, Blackmor) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anauta Blackmore (c. 1890–1965), Inuit lecturer and writer * Amy Blackmore, Canadian impresario * Ben Blackmore (born 1993), English rugby league player * Beulah Blackmore (1886-1967), American home economist * Bill Blackmore, English footballer, active 1912–1920 * Clayton Blackmore (born 1964), Welsh international footballer * Clifford Blackmore, Kansas politician * David Blackmore (1909–1988), Welsh cricketer * Denis Blackmore, American mathematician * Edwin Gordon Blackmore (1837–1909), South Australian parliamentary secretary and horseman * Eleanor Blackmore (1873–1943), English Baptist missionary in Nicaragua * Elizabeth Blackmore (born 1987), Australian actress * Emilie Blackmore Stapp (1876–1962), American children's author and philanthropist * Ernest Blackmore (1895–1955), English cricketer * Frank Blackmore (1916–2008), British airman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In Devon
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture, and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
