Horsey Island
Horsey Island is an islet in Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, England. Horsey Island is situated nearby to the locality Pill’s Mouth, as well as near the suburb Heanton Punchardon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Marines Base Chivenor and Braunton Burrows.
Royal Marines Base Chivenor
Aerodrome
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by UK Commando Force. It is situated on the northern shore of the River Taw estuary, adjacent to the South West Coast Path, on the north coast of Devon, England.
Braunton Burrows
Protected area
Photo: Noel Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England.
Crow Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yelland and Appledore.
Yelland
Village
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yelland is a village of 2,000 inhabitants situated in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington. Yelland is situated 1½ miles southeast of Horsey Island.
Appledore
Village
Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles north of Bideford in the county Devon, England. Appledore is situated 2 miles south of Horsey Island.
Saunton
Village
Photo: Kirsty Kliem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton on the North Devon coast in the South West of England. Several kilometres long, the village borders Braunton Burrows, the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first "new style" UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve. Saunton is situated 3 miles northwest of Horsey Island.
Horsey Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.08302° or 51° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.17517° or 4° 10′ 31″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C3Q3RMF+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1562273116OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12541121
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