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Old books sometimes spell "Sheeps Tor" differently. Which of these is one of those spellings?

Sheepstor. It appears in 18 of the old books and papers in our research library, so the name has not always been written the way we write it now.

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Sampford Spiney Parish Council
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Sampford Spiney Parish Council

Sampford Spiney, Tavistock

The council for Sampford Spiney parish near Tavistock, run jointly with Whitchurch as Plasterdown Grouped Parish Council.

A close-up photograph from DartmoorPhotograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“There, sir, that's the greatest improvement I ever made on your property. I took in more than half an acre and made the fence straight ;" adding, with half a sigh, " Ah ! we can't do that now ; Duchy 's too strict”

Rev. Treasurer Hawker, Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, vol. 12 (1880), 1880

Also on Our DartmoorThe Dartmoor Window: Forty Years After — Beatrice Chase's 1948 book, also cited as The Dartmoor Window: Forty Years On, about 60 pages. It is her last book.