Start Point
Start Point is a promontory in the South Hams district in Devon, England, grid reference SX832370. Close to the most southerly point in the county, it marks the southern limit of Start Bay, which extends northwards to the estuary of the River Dart.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Headland
- Description: promontory in the South Hams district in Devon, England
- Also known as: “Start Point, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Start Point Lighthouse and Lannacombe Beach.
Start Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prawle Point and Kingsbridge Estuary.
Prawle Point
Locality
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head.
Kingsbridge Estuary
Locality
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. Kingsbridge Estuary is situated 6 miles west of Start Point.
Salcombe
Town
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. Salcombe is situated 6 miles west of Start Point.
Start Point
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Stokenham, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.22167° or 50° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.64076° or 3° 38′ 27″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
9C2R69C5+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 309188420OpenStreetMap feature
natural=headland
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Start Point” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Start Point (Devon)”
- Basque: “Start Point”
- Cebuano: “Start Point (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Start Point”
- Chinese: “斯塔特角”
- Japanese: “スタートポイント”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Start Point i Devon”
- Polish: “Start Point”
- Russian: “Старт Пойнт (Девон)”
- Russian: “Старт-Пойнт”
- Spanish: “Start Point”
- Swedish: “Start Point (udde)”
- Swedish: “Start Point”
- Ukrainian: “Старт-Пойнт (Девон)”
- Ukrainian: “Старт-Пойнт”
- Welsh: “Pwynt Start”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Start Point”. Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY 2.5.