Dousland
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road and is 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the city of Plymouth - 22 kilometres (14 mi) by road. Dousland is within the boundary of Dartmoor National Park.[1]
| Dousland | |
|---|---|
 The road junction and pub at Dousland | |
  Dousland Location within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | SX5368 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Dousland had a railway station on the branch line to Princetown that opened in 1883 and closed in 1956. It was operated by the Great Western Railway until nationalisation took place. The station building is now a private dwelling and the platform still survives.
Dousland has a post office, hairdresser and pub.
The “Edwardian Lady” Edith Holden 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”.[2]
References
- http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/253183_67690_120
- Chapter 4, The Edwardian Lady, compiled by Ina Taylor, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1980.
