Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill is a peak in Ilsington, Teignbridge District, England and has an elevation of 640 feet. Telegraph Hill is situated nearby to the village South Knighton, as well as near Bickington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and The Dartmoor Halfway Inn.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: Paul Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, in Bickington, Devon, England, dates from the fifteenth century. The church is part of the Ashburton benefice, of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, and the building is Grade I listed.

The Dartmoor Halfway Inn

Pub

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Dartmoor Halfway Inn is a pub.

Trago Mills

Department store

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England, and south Wales. It owns a site with an amusement park and some independent businesses, adjoining the store near Newton Abbot which closed in late 2025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sigford and Newton Abbot.

Sigford

Hamlet

Sigford is a small hamlet in the Parish of Ilsington, on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is situated at the confluence of three rivers, although the name of the settlement refers to just one of these, the River Sig.

Newton Abbot

Photo: Lobsterthermidor, Public domain.

Newton Abbot is a market town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. It runs alongside the River Teign, and has a population of about 26,000 in 2010.