Wigford Down sits in the south western corner of Dartmoor, just north of Shaugh Prior. It's a straightforward walk from the car parks around Cadover Bridge, taking about 15 minutes to reach the top.
Grid reference: SX 5463 6498 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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“My dear," said madame to her husband, "you are not eating." "No, precious!" he replied. "I have lost my appetite." "But," retorted she, "the moor gives one." "Not to me," he responded feebly. "I don't feel well. The moor has taken mine away.”
Also on Our DartmoorChurch of St Andrew, Whitchurch — Grade I granite church at Whitchurch with a Norman south door, a chancel of about 1300 and a 15th-century tower, nave and north aisle.
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