What is another word for exmoor?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛksmʊ͡ə] (IPA)

Exmoor is a beautiful area in the south-west of England, which comprises of a rolling landscape of moors and countryside. The word 'Exmoor' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon language, meaning 'wild moor.' There are several synonyms for Exmoor such as 'Lorna Doone Country', as the area was popularized by the novel of the same name by R. D. Blackmore. Another synonym is the 'Doone Valley', a reference to the infamous outlaw family that once roamed the area. The 'Exmoor National Park' covers a vast area of the region, and is known as the 'black desert' due to its somber landscapes and dark waters. Other synonyms include 'wilderness', 'hill land', and 'upland pasture'.

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Usage examples for Exmoor

A woman of this prevalent type, to be met with anywhere from Bath and Bedminster to the wilds of exmoor, is of a good height, and has a pleasant, often a pretty face; regular features, the nose straight, rather long, with thin nostrils; eyes grey-blue; hair brown, neither dark nor light, in many cases with a sandy or sunburnt tint.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
I sought for and found it where it takes its rise on open exmoor; a simple moorland stream, not wild and foaming and leaping over rocks, but flowing gently between low peaty banks, where the little lambs leap over it from side to side in play.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
He learned also that she had brought down some honey for sale on the day following her appearance at Ashacombe, and had bought a sack of oatmeal at the mill, which she had taken away on a scarecrow of an exmoor pony.
"The Drummer's Coat"
J. W. Fortescue

Similar words: moors, expanse, moorland, moorland uk

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