Kingswear
Kingswear is a village and civil parish in the South Hams area of the English county of Devon. The village is located on the east bank of the tidal River Dart, close to the river's mouth and opposite the small town of Dartmouth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear and Steam Packet Inn.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear
Church
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated in the village of Kingswear in the English county of Devon, it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the River Dart.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.
Dartmouth
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3 miles north of Kingswear.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3 miles north of Kingswear.
Kingswear
- Type: Railway station
- Address: Dartmouth, TQ6 0AE
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Kingswear, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34888° or 50° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.57239° or 3° 34′ 21″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C2R8CXH+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7352763796OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7671127
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