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A secluded moorland village on the edge of Dartmoor where the river Lyd has cut a deep wooded gorge into its valley.
The village is dominated by the remains of a Norman castle built in 1195 by the all-powerful tin workers as a prison to house offenders against its mining laws.
The church has fine screens and carved bench-ends.
Prior to the 13th century all of Dartmoor’s dead were buried in the churchyard. The route taken by all funerals were called Lych Way which meant (corpse)
- Type:
- Landmark