Belstone
Belstone is a village in Devon, England best known for the Nine Maidens stone circle. It lies within the West Devon local government district. In the Domesday Book the village is listed as Bellestam.
It is possible that Fatherford, in the north west of Belstone parish, was one stage in a Roman extension of the Fosse Way road from Exeter to Launceston.
The story of 'The Ballad of the Belstone Fox' by David Rook was based on the area, later made into a film The Belstone Fox in 1973.
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- The Book of Belstone by Chris and Marion Walpole, 2002
- Some Account of the Parish PastT & Present, 1911
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Coordinates: 50°43′N 3°57′W / 50.717°N 3.95°W
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