Saxongate
Saxongate is a locality in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Saxongate is situated nearby to the locality New Road Cross, as well as near Beacon Down Cross.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Okehampton railway station.
Okehampton Castle
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019.
Meldon Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okehampton and Meldon.
Okehampton
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Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Meldon
Hamlet
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Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 1½ miles southwest of Saxongate.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 1½ miles southeast of Saxongate.
Saxongate
Latitude
50.72245° or 50° 43′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.00958° or 4° 0′ 35″ westElevation
991 feet (302 metres)Open location code
9C2QPXCR+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2091185145OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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