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Roborough, South Hams

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149: 40: 212: 171:'s Maristow Estate. The down has a rich array of wildlife such as ravens, buzzards, foxes, deer and semi-wild ponies and its vegetation consists of pasture, gorse and bracken with frequent stands of hawthorn, oak and birch. However, the down's unique wildlife and environment is threatened by increasing deforestation and grazing pressure. 224: 187: 119:. The very old village pub, which stands on the main street (long since bypassed by a modern dual carriageway) is called the Lopes Arms. 135: 216: 148: 263: 138:, an historically important organisation of socialist, communist, anarchist and working-class activists in which 268: 17: 164: 39: 131: 100: 59: 85: 8: 127: 31: 159:
is the name given to the long stretch of undulating moorland over which the road to
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The Plymouth Argaum Rugby Club grounds are just east of the village.
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One important son of Roborough is shoemaker and early trade unionist
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and before relocating to Gnaton, a smaller mansion on the coast near
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Part of Roborough Down, with the main bulk of Dartmoor behind
55: 82: 107:in the twentieth century, after moving from nearby 255: 81:The Lopes family, descendants of Jamaican-born 128:first trades-unionist to stand for Parliament 103:, lived in Roborough and acquired the title 147: 38: 14: 256: 136:International Workingmen's Association 101:Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet 163:and Tavistock passes. It lies within 43:The main village street of Roborough 24: 25: 280: 205: 210: 134:and the president of the First 180: 13: 1: 174: 7: 10: 285: 58:, England. Former home of 29: 142:played a prominent role. 27:Village in Devon, England 190:. Dartmoor National Park 30:Not to be confused with 264:Villages in South Hams 165:Dartmoor National Park 153: 44: 269:Bickleigh, South Hams 219:at Wikimedia Commons 151: 132:London Trades Council 60:Plymouth City Airport 42: 240:50.44056°N 4.10833°W 130:, the leader of the 86:Member of Parliament 70:on the main road to 50:is a village in the 236: /  188:"Lowland Heathland" 74:, and is a popular 32:Roborough, Torridge 245:50.44056; -4.10833 167:, but is owned by 154: 45: 215:Media related to 76:dormitory village 62:(and formerly to 16:(Redirected from 276: 251: 250: 248: 247: 246: 241: 237: 234: 233: 232: 229: 214: 200: 199: 197: 195: 184: 94:Sephardic-Jewish 21: 284: 283: 279: 278: 277: 275: 274: 273: 254: 253: 244: 242: 238: 235: 230: 227: 225: 223: 222: 208: 203: 193: 191: 186: 185: 181: 177: 105:Baron Roborough 35: 34:near Winkleigh. 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 282: 272: 271: 266: 207: 206:External links 204: 202: 201: 178: 176: 173: 169:Lord Roborough 157:Roborough Down 109:Maristow House 26: 18:Roborough Down 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 281: 270: 267: 265: 262: 261: 259: 252: 249: 220: 218: 213: 189: 183: 179: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 150: 146: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 95: 91: 87: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 64:RAF Roborough 61: 57: 53: 49: 41: 37: 33: 19: 221: 209: 192:. Retrieved 182: 156: 155: 144: 124:George Odger 121: 80: 47: 46: 36: 243: / 258:Categories 228:50°26′26″N 175:References 113:River Tavy 97:Portuguese 52:South Hams 217:Roborough 161:Yelverton 140:Karl Marx 117:Noss Mayo 72:Tavistock 48:Roborough 231:4°6′30″W 68:Plymouth 111:on the 99:origin 90:Baronet 194:9 July 56:Devon 196:2016 88:and 83:Tory 92:of 54:of 260:: 78:. 198:. 20:)

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Roborough Down
Roborough, Torridge

South Hams
Devon
Plymouth City Airport
RAF Roborough
Plymouth
Tavistock
dormitory village
Tory
Member of Parliament
Baronet
Sephardic-Jewish
Portuguese
Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet
Baron Roborough
Maristow House
River Tavy
Noss Mayo
George Odger
first trades-unionist to stand for Parliament
London Trades Council
International Workingmen's Association
Karl Marx

Yelverton
Dartmoor National Park
Lord Roborough
"Lowland Heathland"

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