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Plymouth Hoe

Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: public space in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hoe Park”
Photo: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eddystone Light and Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable . A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction.

Monument
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a war memorial in , , which is dedicated to and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave.

Memorial
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a monument on Plymouth Hoe, , , England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Batten and Stonehouse.

Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in , Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day , in the ceremonial county of , England. was a village that is within the current in Cornwall.

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Plymouth Hoe

Latitude
50.36599° or 50° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.14138° or 4° 8′ 29″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9V85+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1877294373
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
10295325
Wiki­data ID
Q7205818
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Satellite Map

Discover Plymouth Hoe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Plymouth Hoe” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Plymouth Hoe”
  • Cebuano: “Hoe Park”
  • Japanese: “プリマス・ホウ”
  • Swedish: “Hoe Park”
  • Welsh: “Plymouth Hoe”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plymouth Hoe”. Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.