South West Peninsula
The South West Peninsula is the area of England between the Bristol Channel to the north and the English Channel to the south. It is part of the South West region of England, and includes the counties of Cornwall, Devon, and all or part of the counties of Somerset and Dorset.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region
- Description: peninsula of Great Britain
- Also known as: “Cornish Peninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Down Tor and Yellowmead stone circle.
Down Tor
Peak
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
Yellowmead stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another.
Crazywell Pool
Lake
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crazywell Pool or Crazy Well Pool is a large pond situated about 3 km south of Princetown just off the path between Burrator and Whiteworks on the western side of Dartmoor, Devon, England at grid reference SX582705.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dousland and Meavy.
Dousland
Village
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. Dousland is situated 2½ miles west of South West Peninsula.
Meavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
South West Peninsula
- Category: peninsula
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“South West Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Корнуол (полуостров)”
- Bulgarian: “Корнуол”
- Chinese: “西南半島”
- French: “Péninsule du Sud-Ouest”
- Italian: “Penisola sudoccidentale”
- Japanese: “コーンウォール半島”
- Latvian: “Kornvolas pussala”
- Polish: “Półwysep Kornwalijski”
- Spanish: “Península del Suroeste”
- Ukrainian: “Південно-Західний півострів”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sheeps Tor and Gutter Tor.
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