Dartmouth
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dartmouth Castle and Britannia Royal Naval College.
Dartmouth Castle
Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary.
Britannia Royal Naval College
Military installation
Photo: Andrew Yong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, also known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy.
Kingswear Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowden and Townstal.
Bowden
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowden is a hamlet in the parish of Stoke Fleming in the South Hams district of Devon, England, about 1 mile west of Stoke Fleming. Bowden House was the seat of the Netherton family from about 1750.
Townstal
Neighborhood
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Townstal is an historic manor and parish on elevated ground now forming part of the western suburbs of the town of Dartmouth, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England.
Dartmouth
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3469° or 50° 20′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.5924° or 3° 35′ 33″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
9C2R8CW5+Q3GeoNames ID
7293331
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