Blackaton Cross
Blackaton Cross is a locality in Widecombe in the Moor, Teignbridge District, England. Blackaton Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Blackaton, as well as near the locality Rowden Cross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grimspound and Saxon Well, about 25 metres west of the vicarage gate on the opposite side of the road.
Grimspound
Archaeological site
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall. Grimspound is situated 2 miles north of Blackaton Cross.
Saxon Well, about 25 metres west of the vicarage gate on the opposite side of the road
Place of worship
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saxon Well, about 25 metres west of the vicarage gate on the opposite side of the road is a place of worship.
Hookney Tor
Peak
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Hookney Tor is a tor, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It lies on the Two Moors Way and remains of Headland Warren farm and Vitifer Mine are also in the valley nearby. Hookney Tor is situated 2 miles north of Blackaton Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birch Tor and Vitifer mine and Babeny.
Birch Tor and Vitifer mine
Locality
Photo: Charles Drown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birch Tor and Vitifer mine was a tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Located in the valley of the Redwater Brook, to the east of the B3212 Moretonhampstead to Princetown road, below the Warren House Inn, the mine was worked between the mid–18th century and 1925. Birch Tor and Vitifer mine is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackaton Cross.
Babeny
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Babeny is a village in Devon, England. Babeny is situated 2½ miles southwest of Blackaton Cross.
Ponsworthy
Hamlet
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Ponsworthy is a hamlet on the eastern side of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It lies in the steep valley of the West Webburn River about 3.5 km southwest of the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor. Ponsworthy is situated 2½ miles south of Blackaton Cross.
Blackaton Cross
Latitude
50.58561° or 50° 35′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.84083° or 3° 50′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2RH5P5+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 119997826OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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