The Foreland
The Foreland is a cape in North Devon District, Devon, England. The Foreland is situated nearby to the hamlet Countisbury, as well as near Wilsham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse and Wind Hill.
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white.
Wind Hill
Peak
Photo: Trotboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north. Wind Hill is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Foreland.
Lynton Village railway station
Railway station
Lynton Village railway station is a station in Lynton, Devon, England served by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a water-powered funicular railway. Lynton Village railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Foreland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Countisbury and Brendon.
Countisbury
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Countisbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
Brendon
Village
Photo: Peter French, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brendon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Brendon is situated 2 miles southeast of The Foreland.
Lynmouth
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet directly below the neighbouring town of Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible. Lynmouth is situated 2 miles southwest of The Foreland.
The Foreland
- Type: Cape
- Historically known as: “Foreland Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: North Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.24684° or 51° 14′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.78541° or 3° 47′ 8″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C3R66W7+PRGeoNames ID
2649221
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