Hingston Down
Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: Hingston Down well ywroughtIs worth London Town dearly bought.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sylvia’s Meadow and Gunnislake railway station.
Gunnislake railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ann’s Chapel and Albaston.
St Ann’s Chapel
Village
St Ann's Chapel is a village in the parish of Calstock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Hingston Down
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 879 feet
- Description: hill in Cornwall, England, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.52095° or 50° 31′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.24473° or 4° 14′ 41″ west
Elevation
879 feet (268 metres)
Open location code
9C2QGQC4+94
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hingston Down” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hingston Down”
- Chinese: “興斯頓唐”
- Cornish: “Goon Wourvargh”
- Dutch: “Hingston Down”
- French: “Hingston Down”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hingston Down”
- Swedish: “Hingston Down”
- Welsh: “Goon Wourvargh”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chilsworthy and North Dimson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kit Hill and Calstock railway station.
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