Down Castle
Down Castle is a castle in Poughill, Mid Devon District, England. Down Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Nomansland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated 1 mile north of Down Castle.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles southwest of Down Castle.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 2 miles southeast of Down Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nomansland and Oldborough.
Nomansland
Hamlet
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nomansland is a hamlet in Devon, England, with a population of about 150. It is eight miles west of Tiverton. It is so named because it was at one time a remote extra-parochial area where the Parishes of Witheridge, Thelbridge and Cruwys Morchard met. Nomansland is situated 3 miles north of Down Castle.
Oldborough
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldborough is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is near the village of Morchard Bishop. Oldborough has a population of just under 1,000 people. The only remaining pub is the London Inn. The village has a school and post office. Oldborough is situated 4½ miles southwest of Down Castle.
Drayford
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drayford is a hamlet in the English county of Devon, approximately 15 miles north west of Exeter. Drayford is situated 4½ miles northwest of Down Castle.
Down Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Poughill, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Down Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Down Castle”
- Swedish: “Down Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Down”
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