Nimble Rock

Nimble Rock is a reef in Kingswear, South Hams District, England. Nimble Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Kingston, as well as near Brownstone.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS D1 and Scabbacombe Sands.

HMS D1

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

HMS D1 was one of eight D-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th century.

Scabbacombe Sands

Beach

Photo: Brian Whittle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scabbacombe Sands is a beach.

Long Sands

Beach

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Long Sands is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dartmouth and Brixham.

Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.

Brixham

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.

Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825.

Churston Ferrers

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3½ miles northwest of Nimble Rock.

Nimble Rock

Type: Reef
Categories: scuba diving, sports location, and landform
Location: Kingswear, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.34658° or 50° 20′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.50899° or 3° 30′ 32″ west

Elevation

509 feet (155 metres)

Open location code

9C2R8FWR+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13949197675

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=scuba_diving

GeoNames ID

3210384

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Satellite Map

Discover Nimble Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kingston and Brownstone.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scabbacombe Head and Eastern Black Rock.

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