About: Princetown

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Princetown is a village located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon. It is the principal settlement of the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest. The village has its origins in 1785, when Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, then secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested that a prison be built there. He called the settlement Princetown after the Prince of Wales.

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  • Princetown ist ein Dorf im Dartmoor National Park im englischen County Devon. Seit 1805 befindet sich hier ein Gefängnis, das HMP Dartmoor. Die lokale Kirche heißt St Michael and All Angels, errichtet etwa 1810–1814. Zur lokalen Gastronomie zählt das Plume of Feathers-Inn. Im Ort liegt das Museum High Moorland Visitor Centre. Die Steinkiste auf dem Roundhill Summit liegt südlich von , einem Weiler östlich von Princetown. (de)
  • Princetown es una localidad situada en el condado de Devon, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 1447 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada en el centro de la península del Suroeste, cerca de la ciudad de Exeter y de la orilla del canal de la Mancha (océano Atlántico). (es)
  • Princetown est un village du comté de Devon, en Angleterre. Sa création remonte à 1785. Le prison du Dartmoor est une prison pour hommes de catégorie C, située près du village. (fr)
  • Is baile suite i nDevon é Princetown. (ga)
  • Princetown is a village located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon. It is the principal settlement of the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest. The village has its origins in 1785, when Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, then secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested that a prison be built there. He called the settlement Princetown after the Prince of Wales. Princetown is the site of Dartmoor Prison. At around 1,430 feet (435 m) above sea level, it is the highest settlement on the moor, and one of the highest in the United Kingdom. It is also the largest settlement located on the high moor. The Princetown Railway, closed in 1956, was also the highest railway line in England: its Princetown terminus was also 1,430 feet above sea level. (en)
  • Princetown è un paese del Devon, in Inghilterra. (it)
  • Princetown is een dorp in het bestuurlijke gebied West Devon, in het Engelse graafschap Devon. Princetown maakt deel uit van de civil parish Dartmoor Forest. * Princetown * Kerk van St Michael in Princetown (nl)
  • Princetown – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Devon, w dystrykcie West Devon. Leży 38 km na południowy zachód od miasta Exeter i 292 km na zachód od Londynu. (pl)
  • Princetown är en by i West Devon i Devon i England. Byn ligger 38,2 km från Exeter. Orten har 1 461 invånare (2015). (sv)
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  • Jubilee Memorial and Railway Inn, Princetown (en)
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  • Princetown ist ein Dorf im Dartmoor National Park im englischen County Devon. Seit 1805 befindet sich hier ein Gefängnis, das HMP Dartmoor. Die lokale Kirche heißt St Michael and All Angels, errichtet etwa 1810–1814. Zur lokalen Gastronomie zählt das Plume of Feathers-Inn. Im Ort liegt das Museum High Moorland Visitor Centre. Die Steinkiste auf dem Roundhill Summit liegt südlich von , einem Weiler östlich von Princetown. (de)
  • Princetown es una localidad situada en el condado de Devon, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 1447 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada en el centro de la península del Suroeste, cerca de la ciudad de Exeter y de la orilla del canal de la Mancha (océano Atlántico). (es)
  • Princetown est un village du comté de Devon, en Angleterre. Sa création remonte à 1785. Le prison du Dartmoor est une prison pour hommes de catégorie C, située près du village. (fr)
  • Is baile suite i nDevon é Princetown. (ga)
  • Princetown è un paese del Devon, in Inghilterra. (it)
  • Princetown is een dorp in het bestuurlijke gebied West Devon, in het Engelse graafschap Devon. Princetown maakt deel uit van de civil parish Dartmoor Forest. * Princetown * Kerk van St Michael in Princetown (nl)
  • Princetown – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Devon, w dystrykcie West Devon. Leży 38 km na południowy zachód od miasta Exeter i 292 km na zachód od Londynu. (pl)
  • Princetown är en by i West Devon i Devon i England. Byn ligger 38,2 km från Exeter. Orten har 1 461 invånare (2015). (sv)
  • Princetown is a village located within Dartmoor national park in the English county of Devon. It is the principal settlement of the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest. The village has its origins in 1785, when Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, then secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested that a prison be built there. He called the settlement Princetown after the Prince of Wales. (en)
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  • Princetown (Angleterre) (fr)
  • Princetown (it)
  • Princetown (nl)
  • Princetown (en)
  • Princetown (pl)
  • Princetown (sv)
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