Capton
Capton is a village near Dartmouth in Devon, England. On a hilltop to the east of the village is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort approximately 185 m above sea level.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Capton, Devon”
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allaleigh and Townstal.
Allaleigh
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allaleigh is a hamlet in Devon, England. Allaleigh is situated 2 miles west of Capton.
Townstal
Neighborhood
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Townstal is an historic manor and parish on elevated ground now forming part of the western suburbs of the town of Dartmouth, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. Townstal is situated 2 miles southeast of Capton.
Tuckenhay
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuckenhay is a hamlet in the South Hams in Devon, England, 2.5 miles south of Totnes. It lies on the south bank of Bow Creek, the estuary of the Harbourne River, which flows into the River Dart. Tuckenhay is situated 2 miles northwest of Capton.
Capton
- Categories: village and 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=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Capton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Capton”
- French: “Capton”
- Irish: “Capton”
- Polish: “Capton”
- Welsh: “Capton”
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Localities in the Area
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