Higher Batson

Higher Batson is a hamlet in Salcombe, South Hams District, England. Higher Batson is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Batson, as well as near the locality Batson High View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salcombe Church of England Primary School and Salcombe Castle.

Salcombe Church of England Primary School

School

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salcombe Castle

Castle

Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Salcombe Lifeboat Station can be found on Union Street in Salcombe, a town sitting to the west side of the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the South Hams peninsula, approximately 23 mi south-east of Plymouth, on the south-east coast of Devon, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salcombe and Victoria Quay.

Salcombe

Town

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary.

Victoria Quay

Locality

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Victoria Quay is a locality.

Kingsbridge Estuary

Locality

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east.

Higher Batson

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Salcombe, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.24353° or 50° 14′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.77817° or 3° 46′ 41″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C2R66VC+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 799720426

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12262559

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salcombe Community Fire Station and Redfern Health Centre.

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