Bodmin Moor
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Bodmin Moor is a barren heathland in Cornwall, southwestern England, covering approximately 80 square miles (207 square km). This bleak granite moorland, with elevations ranging from 800 to nearly 1,400 feet (240 to 425 meters), is characterized by grass cover due to high winds and infertile soils. The moor is situated near the town of Bodmin, which officially retains its status as the county town of Cornwall, despite the crown courts moving to Truro. Bodmin Moor, along with much of the northern Cornish coast, has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty.12
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Bodmin…lies on the edge of Bodmin Moor, a barren heathland covering an area of 80 square miles (207 square km). In the 1990s the crown courts moved from Bodmin to Truro, which effectively made Truro the county town (seat) of Cornwall. Bodmin, however, officially retains that status.
Read More…lies on the edge of Bodmin Moor, a barren heathland covering an area of 80 square miles (207 square km). In the 1990s the crown courts moved from Bodmin to Truro, which effectively made Truro the county town (seat) of Cornwall. Bodmin, however, officially retains that status.
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CaradonIt lies between Bodmin Moor and the English Channel in southeastern Cornwall. The River Tamar forms the boundary with Devon to the east. The district depends on Plymouth in Devon for many services and is linked to that city by road and rail bridges across the Tamar at…
Read MoreIt lies between Bodmin Moor and the English Channel in southeastern Cornwall. The River Tamar forms the boundary with Devon to the east. The district depends on Plymouth in Devon for many services and is linked to that city by road and rail bridges across the Tamar at…
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North CornwallBodmin Moor, a bleak granite intrusive 800 to nearly 1,400 feet (240 to 425 metres) high, having only grass cover because of high winds and infertile soils, is at the centre of the southern border. A lower, rolling landscape comprising sedimentary soils suitable for fodder…
Read MoreBodmin Moor, a bleak granite intrusive 800 to nearly 1,400 feet (240 to 425 metres) high, having only grass cover because of high winds and infertile soils, is at the centre of the southern border. A lower, rolling landscape comprising sedimentary soils suitable for fodder…
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