Brownston
Brownston is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is located within Modbury parish. Its church is now a private home and was built in 1844. There is also a converted Wesleyan chapel.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Brownston, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include California Country Inn and Ship Inn.
Ship Inn
Pub
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ship Inn is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brownston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ermington and Ivybridge.
Ermington
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately 2 miles south of the town of Ivybridge in the county of Devon, England. The village is in the South Hams district and falls under the electoral ward of Ermington & Ugborough. Ermington is situated 4 miles west of Brownston.
Ivybridge
Town
Photo: SolomanMcKenzie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ivybridge is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about thirteen miles east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road. Ivybridge is situated 4½ miles northwest of Brownston.
Holbeton
Village
Photo: Tigerboy1966, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. Holbeton is situated 5 miles west of Brownston.
Brownston
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Modbury, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.36013° or 50° 21′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.83067° or 3° 49′ 50″ westElevation
325 feet (99 metres)Open location code
9C2R9569+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 2522494021OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Brownston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brownston”
- French: “Brownston”
- Irish: “Brownston”
- Polish: “Brownston”
- Welsh: “Brownston”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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