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Encyclopedia Britannica



EXMOOR FOREST

This article appears in Volume V10, Page 72 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: EUD-FAT
EXMOOR FOREST , a high moorland in Somersetshire and Devonshire, England. The uplands of this
district
  are bounded by the low alluvial plain of Sedgemoor on the
east
 , by the lower basin of the Exe on the
south
 , by the basin of the Taw (in part) on the west, and by the Bristol Channel on the north. The area thus defined, however, includes not only Exmoor but the Brendon and Quantock Hills
east
  of it. Excluding these, the
total
  area in the
district
  lying at an
elevation
  exceeding I000 ft. is about 120 sq. m. The
geological
  formation is Devonian. The ancient forest had an area of about 20,000 acres, and was enclosed in 1815. Large tracts are still uncultivated; and the wild red deer and native Exmoor pony are characteristic of the district. The highest point is Dunkery Beacon in the east (1707 ft.), but Span Head in the
south
 -west is 1618 ft., and a height of Isoo ft. is exceeded at several points. The Exe, Barle, Lyn and other streams, traversing deep picturesque valleys except in their uppermost courses, are in favour with trout fishermen. The few villages, such as Exford, Withypool and Simonsbath, with
Lynton
  and Lynmouth on the
coast
 , afford centres for tourists and sportsmen. Exmoor is noted for its stag
hunting
 . The district has a further fame through Richard
Blackmore
 's novel, Lorna Doone.


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