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Sentence Examples This is a reward you often get, here on the edge of Exmoor, with wild skies making up for a day of wild weather. Some of the land will be used for haymaking or left to grow wild and it is hoped that rare breeds, such as Exmoor Ponies could graze there. Similarly I can recall seeing blackcock, grouse, ring ousel and merlin on Exmoor until the mid sixties. All the stones are local sandstone, undressed, and, in common with other circles on Exmoor, are fairly small in size, the largest only 1m long. There are a number of leats existing in Somerset and a typical example can be seen at the Mill at Warren Farm, Exmoor. It should be said that the carted deer run for a much shorter distance than the deer on Exmoor. Exmoor Jersey Blue is left to mature for three to six weeks and turned every other day. The village lies five miles east of Ilfracombe in a valley that runs from the north-western edge of the Exmoor upland down to the Bristol Channel. Exmoor Island, for instance, is frequented by osprey and many species of waterfowl. North Devon is the home of wild and rugged Exmoor National Park and the excellent, A39 Atlantic highway. Cornwall and the neighbouring county of Devon share a splendid coastline, and Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks are in this part of the region. It passes through Porlock, that bane of Romantic poets, and numerous villages where you can stay overnight if you fancy exploring more of Exmoor. These habitats support species such as the chough in Cornwall, cirl buntings in South and East Devon and the heath fritillary butterfly on Exmoor. Since Exmoor was designated Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve – one notch below Dark Sky Park – in 2011, a range of local businesses offering stargazing breaks and safaris has sprung up. Beyond this, further north, lies the bracken and heathered uplands of Exmoor and its narrow sloping valleys, straddling north Devon and west Somerset. Several areas within the Exmoor National Park have been declared Sites of Special Scientific Interest due to their flora and fauna. Exmoor is an upland area formed almost exclusively from sedimentary rocks dating from the Devonian and early Carboniferous periods. The River Barle runs from northern Exmoor to join the River Exe at Exebridge, Devon. Along with the rest of South West England, Exmoor has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of England. William of Wrotham, who died in 1217, was steward of the forests of Exmoor and North Petherton, Somerset. Show More Sentences Walter and Robert were named as foresters of Exmoor when they witnessed an early 13th century grant to Forde Abbey. William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux was appointed in 1435 warden of the forests of Exmoor and Neroche for life by Richard Duke of York. This section comprises the present Exmoor Parish, whose parish church is situated in Simonsbath. The parish of Exmoor Forest was part of the Hundred of Williton and Freemanners. Sheep have grazed on the moors for more than 3,000 years, shaping much of the Exmoor landscape by feeding on moorland grasses and heather. Traditional breeds include Exmoor Horn, Cheviot and Whiteface Dartmoor and Greyface Dartmoor sheep. The Exmoor Coastal Heaths have been recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the diversity of plant species present. During the Middle Ages sheep farming for the wool trade came to dominate the economy of Exmoor. Exmoor was one of the first British National Parks, designated in 1954, under the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. It was expanded in 1991 and in 1993 Exmoor was designated as an Environmentally Sensitive Area. During the 18th century, the Devon, Somerset and Exmoor coastline was full of smugglers. For example, in England's Exmoor is found the rare horse breed the Exmoor Pony, which has adapted to the harsh conditions of that environment. Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. There have also been reports of The Beast of Exmoor, a cryptozoological cat roaming Exmoor. Exmoor was designated a National Park in 1954, under the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The Exmoor National Park is primarily an upland area with a dispersed population living mainly in small villages and hamlets. The cattle also share the area with wild Exmoor ponies. In North Devon the slates of the west and limestones of the east meet at Exmoor National Park. More than 20 days of snow lying can be expected on the high grounds of Dartmoor and Exmoor. The South West Coast Path which starts at Minehead and follows all along the Exmoor coast before continuing to Poole. Show More Sentences The Two Moors Way runs from Ivybridge in South Devon to Lynmouth on the coast of North Devon, crossing parts of both Dartmoor and Exmoor. Other Exmoor walking trails include the Tarka Trail, Samaritans Way South West, Macmillan Way West, Exe Valley Way and Celtic Way Exmoor Option. The upland areas include the Lake District, the Pennines, Exmoor and Dartmoor. While most of the mountains and uplands are in the north, Dartmoor and Exmoor are two upland areas lying in the south west of the country. Inland, the Dartmoor National Park lies wholly in Devon, and the Exmoor National Park lies in both Devon and Somerset. In the west, the coastline is high and dramatic where the plateau of Exmoor meets the sea, with high cliffs and waterfalls. Less common breeds such as Exmoor Horn and Cheviot are also to be found on Dartmoor. In the South West there are no cists to be found on the Quantock Hills, only 2 to be found on Exmoor and 58 to be found on Bodmin Moor. In other words, all of Devon except for Dartmoor and Exmoor was freed from forest law. There is nothing I have striven at more than doing my duty, way-warden over Exmoor. Rare heathland broad-headed bug discovered by National Trust team at Dunkery Beacon in Exmoor, along with scarce cow-wheat shieldbug. Black grouse and red grouse are now extinct on Exmoor, probably as a result of a reduction in habitat management, and for the former species, an increase in visitor pressure. There are reports of Welsh birds crossing the Bristol Channel to Exmoor. In 1993 an environmentally sensitive area was established within Exmoor. In 1276 the jurors of Brushford manor made a complaint about John de Camera in the Court of Exchequer in which he was described as forester of Exmoor. Blackmore, and Margaret Drabble's 1998 novel The Witch of Exmoor. The convective cloud forms more frequently inland, especially on higher ground such as Dartmoor, Exmoor and Bodmin Moor, thus reducing the amount of sunshine. They crossed Devon, from Wembury in the south to Lynmouth in the north, following the Erme Plym Trail to Ivybridge and the Two Moors Way over Dartmoor and Exmoor. Most other rivers arising on Exmoor flow north to the Bristol Channel. More recently, new build versions of the class have been built by the Exmoor Steam Railway, and by a new Hunslet company at the Statfold Barn Railway. Show More Sentences In addition to Wales, laverbread is eaten across the Bristol Channel in North Devon, especially the Exmoor coast around Lynmouth, Combe Martin and Ilfracombe. Uncultivated heath and moorland cover about a quarter of Exmoor landscape. The Botreaux family had long held the manor of Molland at the southern edge of Exmoor, but were probably resident mainly at North Cadbury in Somerset. Examples from Classical Literature To one born and bred on Exmoor, this was a jest that palled with no amount of repetition. There were dances at Exmoor and dances at Wellington and the senior reception to the juniors. Had she not scampered over these same moors on a half-wild Exmoor pony, bare-backed, and with a halter for a bridle? Half a century ago, an Exmoor boy had hanged himself on this tree. Now, one day on Exmoor he found a lady who also was devoted to beetles. One delegate asked why racism claims had not been made against similar policies pursued by the Lake District and Exmoor national parks. My first view of the Quantocks was had, some years ago, from Exmoor. Yes, that was the mighty man of Exmoor, to whom thou owest more than life. I followed the Devon and Somerset Staghound hunt's first outing of the season on Exmoor, Devon. Exmoor in some respects is finer than Dartmoor, in others less fine. Wherever you go on Exmoor, you walk hand-in-hand with Lorna. And I learnt from the legal records and old newspapers that there was a lawsuit threatened, and at least begun, by one Green against the Duke of Exmoor. Stephen Butler, 29, of Yelverton Road, Tranmere, Stephen Baker, 37, of Overpool Road, Ellesmere Port, and Stephen Fowell, 29, of Exmoor Close, Pensby, pleaded not guilty. Find more words! 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