The Mount
The Mount is a castle in Bampton, Mid Devon District, England. The Mount is situated nearby to the village Exebridge, as well as near Brushford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: mound in Bampton, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bampton The Mount”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bampton Castle and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Bampton Castle
Castle
Photo: Lobsterthermidor, Public domain.
Bampton Castle in the parish of Bampton, Devon was the seat of the feudal barony of Bampton. It is located on a spur that overlooks the River Batherm. Bampton Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of The Mount.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1¼ miles southeast of The Mount.
The Toll-House
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Toll-House is a building, which is situated 1 mile northwest of The Mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exebridge and Bampton.
Exebridge
Village
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exebridge is a village that lies on the border between Devon and Somerset, England. It lies at the confluence of the Barle and Exe rivers. Exebridge is named so because of the bridge over the River Exe that also marks the border between Devon and Somerset.
Bampton
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bampton is a small town and parish in northeast Devon, England, on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. It is about 6 miles north of Tiverton, 19 miles north of Exeter and the parish borders Somerset on its north-east and north-west sides.
Brushford
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brushford is a village and civil parish 2 miles south of Dulverton and 12 miles north of Tiverton in Devon, in Somerset, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 535 in 243 households, reducing to 519 at the 2011 Census. Brushford is situated 2 miles northwest of The Mount.
The Mount
- Categories: mound, motte, tumulus, garden feature, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bampton, 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 Swedish—“The Mount” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bampton The Mount”
- Swedish: “Bampton The Mount”
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