Musbury
Musbury is a locality in East Devon, Devon, England. Musbury is situated nearby to the locality Maidenhayne, as well as near Combpyne.Places of Interest
Highlights include Musbury Castle and Colcombe Castle.
Musbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Musbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated above the Village of Musbury in Devon. The fort occupies a commanding hill top approx 175 metres above sea level overlooking the Axe valley at Ordnance Survey grid reference SY282941.
Colcombe Castle
Castle
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Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the town of Colyton in East Devon, England. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the north west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colyton and Axminster.
Colyton
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Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area, the river River Coly runs through it. It is 3 miles from Seaton and 6 miles from Axminster.
Axminster
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Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district.
Seaton
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Seaton is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth and Beer. It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
Musbury
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7472° or 50° 44′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.019° or 3° 1′ 8″ westElevation
381 feet (116 metres)Open location code
9C2RPXWJ+V9GeoNames ID
7293299
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