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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fernworthy like this:
FENWORTHY, a place in Dartmoor, Devon; 7 miles WSW of Moreton-Hampstead. A Druidical circle is near it, 60 feet in diameter, formed of twenty-seven stones, all erect, and standing at distances of about 3 feet from one another.
Fernworthy is now part of WEST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fernworthy itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fernworthy, in West Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26091
Date accessed: 09th February 2026
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