Downgate
Downgate is a hamlet in east Cornwall, England. It is between Pensilva and Upton Cross. According to the Post Office the 2011 census population was included in the civil parish of Linkinhorne.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Downgate, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caradon Hill and Phoenix United Mine.
Caradon Hill
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caradon Hill is on Bodmin Moor in the former Caradon district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit is 371 metres above mean sea level. Caradon Hill is on the southeastern edge of the moor; it is between the villages of Minions, Upton Cross, Pensilva and Darite.
Phoenix United Mine
Ruins
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenix United Mine is a disused 19th century copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England, UK. Heavy metals left over in the soil from the mining operations have allowed mosses and lichens to flourish, and today the site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological characteristics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upton Cross and Pensilva.
Upton Cross
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upton Cross and Upton are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Upton is situated at grid reference SX 279 724 north of Upton Cross 5 miles northwest of Callington.
Pensilva
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pensilva is a village in the civil parish of St Ive and Pensilva, in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at OS grid ref SX291697 about four miles northeast of Liskeard.
Minions
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minions is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor northwest of Caradon Hill approximately four miles north of Liskeard.
Downgate
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Linkinhorne, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.5148° or 50° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.42577° or 4° 25′ 33″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
9C2QGH7F+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1610485867OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Downgate” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Downgate (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “Downgate”
- Cornish: “Porth an Woon”
- Welsh: “Downgate”
- Welsh: “Porth an Woon”
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