Hangman’s Hill

Hangman’s Hill is a hill in Landkey, North Devon, England and has an elevation of 518 feet. Hangman’s Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Hannaford, as well as near the locality Swimbridge Newland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapelton railway station and Church of St James.

Chapelton railway station

Railway station

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Chapelton railway station serves the hamlet of Chapelton, part of the civil parish of Tawstock in the English county of Devon. It is a rural station on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, 35 miles 52 chains from Exeter Central at milepost 207 from London Waterloo. Chapelton railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Hangman’s Hill.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 1½ miles east of Hangman’s Hill.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: William Cooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St John the Baptist is the Anglican parish church for the village of Bishop's Tawton in Devon. The church has been a Grade I listed building since 1965 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter. Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles west of Hangman’s Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harracott and Barnstaple.

Harracott

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harracott is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Hangman’s Hill.

Barnstaple

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel.

Eastacombe

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eastacombe is a hamlet in Tawstock parish, Devon, England, about 2 miles southwest of Barnstaple. The hamlets of St John's Chapel and Stoneylands are close by, to the west. Eastacombe is situated 3½ miles west of Hangman’s Hill.

Hangman’s Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 518 feet
Category: landform
Location: Landkey, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.04959° or 51° 2′ 59″ north

Longitude

-4.00394° or 4° 0′ 14″ west

Elevation

518 feet (158 metres)

Open location code

9C3Q2XXW+RC

GeoNames ID

12620435

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