Blackdown Hills

The Blackdown Hills, or Blackdowns, are a range of hills along the – border in south-western . The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand with some remnants of chalk, and is cut through by river valleys.
Wikipedia
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  • Hill rising to 801 feet (244 metres)
  • …is also known as “The Blackdown Hills”
  • Description: Hill range and National Landscape region in Devon and Somerset, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leigh Reservoir and Luxhay Reservoir.

Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in , England. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blackdown Hills.

Reservoir
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is an artificial near Angersleigh, , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of Blackdown Hills.

Monument
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Royal Air Force Culmhead or more simply …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clayhidon and Otterford.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 2½ miles east of Blackdown Hills.

Village
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is a village and civil parish… is situated 3 miles north of Blackdown Hills.

Blackdown Hills

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Latitude
50.93333° or 50° 56′ north
Longitude
-3.16667° or 3° 10′ west
Open location code
9C2RWRMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2655503
Wiki­data ID
Q4922787

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blackdown Hills” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Black Down Hills”
  • Cebuano: “Blackdown Hills”
  • Chinese: “彩虹山”
  • Dutch: “Black Down Hills”
  • Dutch: “Blackdown Hills”
  • French: “Blackdown Hills”
  • German: “Blackdown Hills”
  • Italian: “Blackdown Hills”
  • Japanese: “ブラックダウン丘陵”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blackdown Hills”
  • Polish: “Blackdown Hills”
  • Swedish: “Black Down Hills”
  • Swedish: “Blackdown Hills”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Garlandhayes and Burnworthy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Buckland Hill and Wellington Hill.

Somerset: Highlights

Notable places include Bristol and Bath.

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