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Princetown, vil. with ry. sta., Lidford par., Devon, in Dartmoor Forest, 12 miles by rail and 6 by road NE. of Horrabridge sta.; P.O., T.O., called Prince Town. The Dartmoor Convict Prison is in vicinity. See DARTMOOR.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Lydford AP/CP Devon AncC |
Place names: | PRINCETOWN | PRINCE TOWN |
Place: | Princetown |
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