Geology of Devon - Dartmoor, Devonian, Tor, Exmoor, Cornubian Batholith, Eylesbarrow Mine, Dartmoor Tin-Mining, Variscan Orogeny, the Und (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Dartmoor, Devonian, Tor, Exmoor, Cornubian batholith, Eylesbarrow mine, Dartmoor tin-mining, Variscan orogeny, The Undercliff, Jurassic Coast, Budleigh Salterton, Kents Cavern, Beer, Devon, Morwellham Quay, Birch Tor and Vitifer mine, List of places on the Jurassic Coast, Beer Quarry Caves, Slapton, Devon, Haytor, Rougemont Castle, Saltern Cove, Ladram Bay, Plymouth Sound, Shores and Cliffs, Orcombe Point, Valley of the Rocks, High Peak, Devon, Brent Tor, Ball clay, Danger Point, Peak Hill, Devon, Bowerman's Nose, Otter Cove, River Lyd, Sandy Bay, Devon, Straight Point, Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Prawle Point and Start Point Site of Special Scientific Interest, Meldon, Devon, Culm Measures, Start Point, Devon, Glenthorne, Bovey Formation, Sharkham Point, The Great Devonian Controversy, Elvan, Meadfoot Sea Road, Devon United Mine. Excerpt: Exmoor is an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England, named after the main river that flows out of the district, the River Exe. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and 55 kilometres (34 mi) of the Bristol Channel coast. The total area of the park is 692.8 square kilometres (267.5 sq mi), of which 71% is in Somerset and 29% in Devon. The National Park is primarily an upland area with a dispersed population living mainly in small villages and hamlets. The largest settlements are Porlock, Dulverton, Lynton, and Lynmouth, which together contain almost 40% of the park's population. Lynton and Lynmouth are combined into one parish and are connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Exmoor was once a Royal Forest and hunting ground, which was sold off in 1818. Exmoor was designated a National Park in 1954, under the 1949 National Parks and ...