Drake’s Cross
Drake’s Cross is a locality in Chittlehamholt, North Devon, England. Drake’s Cross is situated nearby to the locality Cholloway’s Cross, as well as near the village Chittlehamholt.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Exeter Inn and Church of St John.
Portsmouth Arms railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth Arms railway station is a small wayside station in Devon. It is in the parish of Burrington but remote from any village so is named after the nearby 'Portsmouth Arms' pub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umberleigh and Riddlecombe.
Umberleigh
Village
Photo: Lobsterthermidor, Public domain.
Umberleigh is a former large manor within the historic hundred of Tawton, but today a small village in North Devon in England. It used to be an ecclesiastical parish, but following the building of the church at Atherington it became a part of that parish. Umberleigh is situated 3 miles northwest of Drake’s Cross.
Riddlecombe
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashreigney is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 15 miles south of the town of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446, compared to 540 in 1901. Riddlecombe is situated 5 miles southwest of Drake’s Cross.
South Molton
Town
Photo: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Molton is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The town is on the River Mole. In 2021 it had a population of 6225. South Molton is situated 5 miles northeast of Drake’s Cross.
Drake’s Cross
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chittlehamholt, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.97152° or 50° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.93055° or 3° 55′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2RX3C9+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1973892440OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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