Editing Princetown (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Church St Michael Princetown.jpg|thumb|right|Church of St Michael, Princetown]]
The village is located on the B3212 road between [[Yelverton, Devon|Yelverton]] and [[Two Bridges, Devon|Two Bridges]] and is surrounded by moorland. Several footpaths across the moor pass through the village, including one leading west to Sampford Spiney and one leading south to Nun's Cross and Erme Head.

Tor Royal Lane is a dead end road which leads down from the village to the site of the disused [[Whiteworks]] tin mine, about 2 miles or 3&nbsp;km to the south-east, which overlooks [[Fox Tor]] Mires, the presumed site of the Grimpen Mire to be found in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s tale ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]].'' Conan Doyle stayed at the former Duchy Hotel whilst writing and researching the story with his friend, [[Bertram Fletcher Robinson]]. The hotel has long since closed and the building now houses the National Park Visitor Centre which is an all-weather centre and activity hub, with interactive displays, films, exhibitions and a children's discovery area.

Other points of interest in the village include the prison museum which was formerly the prison dairy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV104777&resourceID=104and|title = HeritageGateway – Home}}</ref> and behind the prison, two cemeteries – one for French prisoners of war and the other for American prisoners of war who died in the prison when it was a war depot during the Napoleonic War in the 19th century. The cemetery around the Church of St Michael and All Angels includes the graves of convicts who died during their incarceration in the prison. The [[Church of St Michael, Princetown|Church of St Michael]] has the distinction of being the only one in England constructed by POWs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of St Michael & All Angels, Princetown, Devon |url=https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-michael-and-all-angels-princetown.html |access-date=30 March 2021 |website=visitchurches.org.uk}}</ref> and is dedicated, as are many churches in high locations,<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2oGDAAAQBAJ&q=churches+dedicated+t+ost+michael+in+high+locations&pg=PA99 | title=Heaven and Earth in Anglo-Saxon England: Theology and Society in an Age of Faith| isbn=9781317123071| last1=Forbes| first1=Helen Foxhall| date=22 April 2016}}</ref> to St. Michael. It was taken out of use due to structural problems and damp and is now maintained by the [[Churches Conservation Trust]], although the building has been stabilised and made safe. The United Church of Princetown can be found at the other end of the village.<ref>https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8846/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

The village is overlooked from the north-west by [[North Hessary Tor]] upon which is a tall [[North Hessary Tor transmitting station|transmitting mast]] that provides a useful guide point for walkers from miles around.<ref>{{cite web
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