Lynton and Lynmouth
Lynton and Lynmouth is a civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is named after its two main settlements of Lynton, which stands on a plateau above the Glen Lyn Gorge, and Lynmouth which lies at the foot of the gorge where the West Lyn River and East Lyn River converge and then meet the sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,400 residents
- Description: civil parish in North Devon, Devon, England
- Also known as: “Little Switzerland”, “Lynton”, “Lynton and Lynmouth (civil parish), Devon”, and “Lynton and Lynmouth, Devon”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyn and Exmoor Museum and Lynton Library.
Lyn and Exmoor Museum
Museum
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The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a small museum in Lynton, Devon, England, housed in the town's oldest surviving domestic dwelling, a Grade II listed, whitewashed, stone cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lynton and Lynmouth.
Lynton
Town
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Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers.
Lynmouth
Village
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Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet directly below the neighbouring town of Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
Barbrook
Village
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Barbrook is a village in Devon, England. It is close to the source of the West Lyn River. The village post office and shop closed on 27 September 2008.
Lynton and Lynmouth
- Category: civil parish
- Location: North Devon District, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lynton and Lynmouth” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- Dutch: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- French: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- Irish: “Lynton agus Lynmouth”
- Polish: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- Swedish: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- Turkish: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
- Welsh: “Lynton and Lynmouth”
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