Dousland is a small settlement in
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, England. It is near the
A386 road
The A386 is a primary route in Devon, England. It runs from Plymouth on the south coast to Appledore on the north coast.
The road starts in the centre of Plymouth, and forms Tavistock Road, the main route out of the city to the north. It cross ...
and is northeast of the city of
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
- by road. Dousland is within the boundary of
Dartmoor National Park.
Dousland had a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
on the branch line to
Princetown that opened in 1883 and closed in 1956. It was operated by the
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
until nationalisation took place. The station building is now a private dwelling and the platform still survives.
Dousland has a pub.
The “Edwardian Lady”
Edith Holden
Edith Blackwell Holden (26 September 1871 – 15 March 1920) was a British artist and art teacher. She was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. She became famous following the posthumous publication of her ''Nature Notes for 1906'', in facsimile f ...
stayed regularly at Dousland between 1902 and 1910. Edith became friendly with the Trathern family who lived in Belbert Cottage. She frequently spent time on Yennadown with Berta and Bella Trathern. Edith noted “ Up on the moor the world seemed to be made of sky and Gorse-such acres of fragrant Golden Blossom under a sky of cloudless blue”.
[Chapter 4, The Edwardian Lady, compiled by Ina Taylor, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1980.]
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Villages in Devon
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