Venton
Venton is a locality in Drewsteignton, West Devon District, England. Venton is situated nearby to the village Whiddon Down, as well as near the hamlet Wonson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spinsters’ Rock and Castle Drogo.
Spinsters’ Rock
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinsters' Rock is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It is near the A382 road. The dolmen consists of three granite supports rising to between 1.7 and 2.3 metres surmounted by a capstone measuring 4.5 by 3.1 metres.
Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England. Castle Drogo is situated 2 miles east of Venton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiddon Down and Throwleigh.
Whiddon Down
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiddon Down is a hamlet within the parish of Drewsteignton in Devon. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 267.
Throwleigh
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throwleigh is a village and civil parish located 3 miles from Chagford and 6 miles from Okehampton, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Throwleigh is situated 1½ miles west of Venton.
Gidleigh
Hamlet
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Located within Dartmoor National Park, the parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Throwleigh, Chagford and Dartmoor Forest. Gidleigh is situated 2 miles southwest of Venton.
Venton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Drewsteignton, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70513° or 50° 42′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.85211° or 3° 51′ 8″ westElevation
774 feet (236 metres)Open location code
9C2RP44X+35GeoNames ID
13282273
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