Slapton Sands
Slapton Sands is a beach in Slapton, South Hams District, England. Slapton Sands is situated nearby to the hamlet Strete Gate, as well as near the locality Sands Road Corner.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slapton Sands D-Day Memorial and Queens Arms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torcross and Blackpool.
Torcross
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torcross is a seaside village in the South Hams district of south Devon in England. It stands at grid reference SX822420 at the southern end of Slapton Sands, a narrow strip of land and shingle beach which separates the freshwater lake of Slapton Ley from Start Bay and carries the A379 coastal road north to Dartmouth. Torcross is situated 1½ miles southwest of Slapton Sands.
Blackpool
Hamlet
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackpool is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Slapton Sands.
Beesands
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a tourist destination. Beesands is situated 2½ miles south of Slapton Sands.
Slapton Sands
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Devon, England
- Category: landform
- Location: Slapton, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.28702° or 50° 17′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.63802° or 3° 38′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2R79P6+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 57833867OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
2637665Wikidata ID
Q24638650
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Slapton Sands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Slapton Sands”
- Swedish: “Slapton Sands”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slapton Village Hall and Slapton Post Office.
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