Highweek
Highweek, less commonly called Highweek Village is an ecclesiastical parish, former manor and village, now a suburb of Newton Abbot, but still retaining its village identity, in the civil parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Highweek, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parish Church of All Saints and Coombeshead Academy.
Coombeshead Academy
School
Photo: Coombesheadacademy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coombeshead Academy, formerly Coombeshead College, is an 11–18 Comprehensive School with approximately 900 students.
Bradley
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradley is a medieval manor house in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is set amongst woodland and meadows in the valley of the River Lemon about a half mile to the west of the main town. The house is now in the ownership of the National Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsteignton and Milber.
Kingsteignton
Town
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsteignton, is a town and civil parish in south Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. Kingsteignton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Highweek.
Milber
Suburb
Photo: Paul Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milber is a suburban area of Newton Abbot and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. Much of the area comprises a housing estate at grid reference SX8770. Milber is situated 2 miles southeast of Highweek.
Milber Down
Locality
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milber Down is an Iron Age hill fort on the hill above the suburb of Milber, Newton Abbot in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the north-western slope of Milber Down at about 110 metres above sea level, and is bisected by the minor ridge road that leads to Barton, Torquay. Milber Down is situated 3 miles southeast of Highweek.
Highweek
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Newton Abbot, Teignbridge District, English Riviera and South Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53686° or 50° 32′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.62758° or 3° 37′ 39″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
9C2RG9PC+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 28372134OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Highweek” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Highweek”
- French: “Highweek”
- Irish: “Highweek”
- Polish: “Highweek”
- Swedish: “Highweek”
- Welsh: “Highweek”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School and Community Centre.
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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 “Highweek”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.