Higher Town
Higher Town is a neighborhood in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, England. Higher Town is situated nearby to the neighborhood Glebelands, as well as near the locality Round Cross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buckfast Abbey and Bakers Pit.
Buckfast Abbey
Church
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.
Bakers Pit
Cave
Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashburton and Poundsgate.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Poundsgate
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 4 miles northwest of Higher Town.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 4 miles north of Higher Town.
Higher Town
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.48549° or 50° 29′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.7884° or 3° 47′ 18″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
9C2RF6P6+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 6061557989OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
13268365
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