Blackpool Island
Blackpool Island is an island in Ashburton, Teignbridge District, England. Blackpool Island is situated nearby to the village Buckfast, as well as near the neighborhood Higher Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hembury Castle and Buckfast Abbey.
Hembury Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west.
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.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern is a cave on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon, England. It is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length with a total depth of just over 50 metres including Prid II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfastleigh and Poundsgate.
Buckfastleigh
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.
Poundsgate
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 3 miles northwest of Blackpool Island.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 3 miles north of Blackpool Island.
Blackpool Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Ashburton, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.5017° or 50° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.79151° or 3° 47′ 29″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C2RG625+M9GeoNames ID
13286284
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buckfast and Higher Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Summerhill and Hawson Court.
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