Bridestowe and Sourton Common

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Bridestowe and Sourton Common
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  • LCPs of Bridestowe and Sourton [1]
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50°40′38″N4°03′08″W / 50.6772°N 4.0522°W / 50.6772; -4.0522 Coordinates: 50°40′38″N4°03′08″W / 50.6772°N 4.0522°W / 50.6772; -4.0522

Bridestowe and Sourton Common, also known as Common to Bridestowe and Sourton [2] and Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton, [3] is a civil parish in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. [4] It is surrounded by the parishes of Okehampton Hamlets, Dartmoor Forest, Lydford, Bridestowe and Sourton. [2]

History

It was formerly an extra-parochial area. [5]

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References

  1. "LCPs of Bridestowe and Sourton". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. "Bridestowe and Sourton Parish Boundaries" (PDF). Dartmoor National Park. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. "Bridestowe and Sourton Common, West Devon - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. "Relationships and changes Land Common To Bridestowe and Sourton ExP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 29 September 2021.