Castle Close
Castle Close is a hill in Washfield, Mid Devon District, England and has an elevation of 696 feet. Castle Close is situated nearby to the hamlet Stoodleigh, as well as near Cove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Close and Knightshayes Court.
Castle Close
Archaeological site
Photo: Trotboy, Public domain.
Castle Close is a circular earthwork located near Stoodleigh in Mid Devon, England at OS grid reference SS937181. It is described on maps as a settlement.
Knightshayes Court
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house near Tiverton, Devon, England, designed by William Burges for the Heathcoat-Amory family. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "an eloquent expression of High Victorian ideals in a country house of moderate size." The house is Grade I listed. Knightshayes Court is situated 2½ miles southeast of Castle Close.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1½ miles south of Castle Close.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cove and Washfield.
Cove
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cove is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It is 4 miles north of Tiverton and 2 miles from Bampton in the Exe Valley some 450 feet above sea level.
Washfield
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Washfield is a village, parish and former manor in Mid Devon, Devon, England, situated about 2 miles north-west of Tiverton. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Washfield is situated 1½ miles south of Castle Close.
Bolham
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolham is a village in the parish of Tiverton in Devon, England. It was the object of much attention in December 2011 when a Stags head, said to resemble that of the Exmoor Emperor was hung in the Hartnoll Hotel in Bolham. Bolham is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Close.
Castle Close
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 696 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Washfield, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.95226° or 50° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.51488° or 3° 30′ 54″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
9C2RXF2P+W2GeoNames ID
12616003
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