Battisborough Cross

Battisborough Cross is a village in the parish of Holbeton near Plymouth on the south coast of Devon, England. It is within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Battisborough Cross, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mothecombe Beach and Mothecombe House.

Mothecombe Beach

Beach

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Mothecombe House

Building

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Mothecombe House is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holbeton and Membland.

Holbeton

Village

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Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. Holbeton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Battisborough Cross.

Membland

Hamlet

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Membland is an historic estate in the parish of Newton and Noss, Devon, situated about 8 miles south-east of the centre of Plymouth. The estate was purchased in about 1877 by Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, senior partner of Barings Bank, who rebuilt the mansion house known as Membland Hall. Membland is situated 2 miles west of Battisborough Cross.

Dunstone

Hamlet

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Dunstone is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Battisborough Cross.