Devon
West Devon District
Highampton

Highampton

Highampton is a parish in Devon spread over approx. 4½ miles. It stands on a ridge with views of and . Highampton is about 10 miles from Holsworthy, 9 miles from and 3½ miles from . The A3072 runs through Highampton.
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  • Type: Village with 384 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in West Devon, Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Highampton, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Holy Cross and Church of St Lawrence.

Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Stephen Bashford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatherleigh and Halwill Junction.

Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small market town in the West Devon district, in the county of , England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1306. The name derives from either the Old English haguþornlēah meaning 'hawthorn wood or clearing' or from hǣddrelēah meaning 'heather wood or clearing'. is situated 3½ miles east of Highampton.

Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halwill is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district, in , England just off the A3079 to Holsworthy road. About a mile away on the main road is another settlement called . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Highampton.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the A3072 within the civil parish of Holsworthy in , England. In the Cornish dialect, a brandis is a three-legged stool made of iron, or a three-cornered rest used for a kettle. is situated 4½ miles west of Highampton.

Highampton

Latitude
50.81798° or 50° 49′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.15445° or 4° 9′ 16″ west
Population
384
Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)
Open location code
9C2QRR9W+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297261220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646983
Wiki­data ID
Q1951692
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Highampton” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хигхамптон”
  • Cebuano: “Highampton”
  • Chinese: “Highampton”
  • Dutch: “Highampton”
  • French: “Highampton”
  • Irish: “Highampton, Devon”
  • Irish: “Highampton”
  • Italian: “Highampton”
  • Japanese: “ハイアムプトン”
  • Japanese: “ハイアンプトン”
  • Ladin: “Highampton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Highampton”
  • Persian: “هایمپتون”
  • Polish: “Highampton”
  • Swedish: “Highampton”
  • Welsh: “Highampton”
  • “Highampton”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Highampton Village Hall and Highampton Community Primary School.

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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 “Highampton”. Photo: Kat Sommers, CC BY-SA 2.0.