Princetown
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lydford
Etymology
Princetown is a modern settlement which has grown up round the well-known prison here, originally built in 1808 for French and American prisoners of war. It took its name from the Prince Regent, afterwards George IV.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Amicombe Hill
- Babeny
- Bellever
- Bellever Tor
- Brimpts
- Cater's Beam
- Cocks Hill
- Conies Down
- Cranmere Pool
- Crockern Tor
- Cut Hill
- Dunnabridge
- Dunna Goat
- Eylesbarrow
- Hessary Tors
- Hexworthy
- Huccaby
- Huntingdon Warren
- Laughter Hole, Laughter Tor
- Lynch Tor
- Merripit
- Great Mis Tor
- Mis Tor Pan
- Nun's Cross
- Pizwell
- Postbridge
- Prince Hall
- Runnage
- Ryder's Hill
- Sherberton
- Two Bridges
- Watern Tor
- Wistman's Wood
Other OS name
- Assycombe
- Beardown
- Brat Tor
- Brownberry
- Cherrybrook Fm
- Chittaford Down
- Crow Tor
- Dartmeet
- Downtown
- Dury
- Erme Head
- Fernworthy
- Fices Well
- Fox Tor
- Fur Tor
- Grims Grove
- Hartland Tor
- Hound Tor
- Kitty Tor
- Kneeset Tors
- Lakehead Hill
- Lints Tor
- Mill Tor
- Oke Tor
- Plym Head
- Rendlestone
- Riddon
- Rough Tor
- Skir Hill
- Smith Hill
- Stannon Tor
- Steeperton Tor
- Swincombe
- Thirlstone
- Tor Royal
- Varracombe
- White Barrow
- Wild Tor
- Stannon (Co)