Capton
Capton is a hamlet in Dittisham, South Hams District, England. Capton is situated nearby to the locality Longacre, as well as near Hemborough Post.Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenway Estate and Woodlands Family Theme Park.
Greenway Estate
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. Greenway Estate is situated 2½ miles northeast of Capton.
Woodlands Family Theme Park
Theme park
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodlands Family Theme Park is an all-weather family amusement park and falconry display on the A3122 road, 5 miles from Dartmouth, in South Devon, England. Woodlands Family Theme Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Capton.
Britannia Royal Naval College
Military installation
Photo: Andrew Yong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, also known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy. Britannia Royal Naval College is situated 2½ miles east of Capton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Aish.
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.
Aish
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aish is a hamlet in the English county of Devon, near the village of Stoke Gabriel. Aish House is a Grade II listed 19th century house on the south side of Aish Road. There is also a hamlet just outside South Brent with the same name. Aish is situated 3½ miles north of Capton.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3½ miles northeast of Capton.
Capton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dittisham, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.36678° or 50° 22′ 0″ northLongitude
-3.63637° or 3° 38′ 11″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
9C2R9987+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 544120614OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13277775
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