Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ROBOROUGH

ROBOROUGH, a down in the E of Devon; 7 miles N W of Honiton. It commands an extensive and beautiful view; and it has whetstone quarries, whence scythestones are sent to all parts of England.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a down"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Devon AncC

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