Prawle Point
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pigs Nose Inn and Lannacombe Beach.
Lannacombe Beach
Beach
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lannacombe Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of Prawle Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salcombe and Kingsbridge Estuary.
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 3½ miles northwest of Prawle Point.
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 4 miles northwest of Prawle Point.
Prawle Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Devon, England
- Category: cape
- Location: Chivelstone, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.2025° or 50° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.7212° or 3° 43′ 16″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C2R672H+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 16492896OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2639938Wikidata ID
Q7238910
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Prawle Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Prawle Point”
- Czech: “Prawle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prawle Point”
- Polish: “Prawle Point”
- Swedish: “Prawle Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Black Cove and Elender Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prawle Point Visitor Centre and Demetrios.
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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 “Prawle Point”. Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.