Beacon
Beacon is a hamlet near Honiton in the English county of Devon, below the most southerly point of Hartridge Hill in Luppitt parish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Beacon, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumpdon Hill and Church of St Mary.
Dumpdon Hill
Peak
Photo: Tad102, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumpdon Hill is an Iron Age Hill Fort near Honiton in Devon. Somewhat overshadowed by its better known neighbour Hembury Fort it is nonetheless as impressive an earthwork.
Luppitt Inn
Pub
Photo: tony wilcock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luppitt Inn is the only public house at Luppitt, Devon. Located in the front rooms of a farmhouse, the building is constructed from stone, rendered on one side and includes a tiled roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkton and Combe Raleigh.
Monkton
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkton is a village and civil parish on the River Otter, about 2 miles north east of Honiton railway station, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
Combe Raleigh
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe Raleigh is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon, England. The village lies about 1.5 miles north of the town of Honiton, and the parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Luppitt, Honiton, Awliscombe and Dunkeswell. Combe Raleigh is situated 2 miles southwest of Beacon.
Cotleigh
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotleigh is a village and civil parish near Honiton in Devon, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Upottery, Stockland, Offwell and Monkton. In the 19th century the rector of Cotleigh Devon was also rector of Barwick, Somerset. Cotleigh is situated 2½ miles southeast of Beacon.
Beacon
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Luppitt, East Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84037° or 50° 50′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.16627° or 3° 9′ 59″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
9C2RRRRM+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 155546668OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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