Buckfastleigh railway station
Buckfastleigh railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the town of Buckfastleigh.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: heritage railway station in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Buckfastleigh Railway Station” and “Buckfastleigh Station”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reed’s Cave and Bakers Pit.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Reed’s Cave is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Buckfastleigh railway station.
Bakers Pit
Cave
Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. Bakers Pit is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Buckfastleigh railway station.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall is a municipal building in Bossell Road in Buckfastleigh, a town in Devon, in England. It currently accommodates the offices and meeting place of Buckfastleigh Town Council. Buckfastleigh Town Hall is situated 2,800 feet west of Buckfastleigh railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfast and Ashburton.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Combe
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh. Combe is situated 3 miles west of Buckfastleigh railway station.
Buckfastleigh railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.48281° or 50° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.76864° or 3° 46′ 7″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C2RF6MJ+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 246491657OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Buckfastleigh railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Buckfastleigh”
- French: “Buckfastleigh”
- Urdu: “بک فاسٹ لی ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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