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 Buckfastleigh Town Hall and Buckfast Abbey.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall is a municipal building in Bossell Road in Buckfastleigh, a town in Devon, in England. It currently accommodates the offices and meeting place of Buckfastleigh Town Council.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfast and Combe.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
Combe
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh. Combe is situated 2 miles northwest of Higher Town.
Scorriton
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh. Scorriton is situated 2 miles northwest 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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