Crownhill Down
Crownhill Down is a locality in Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, England. Crownhill Down is situated nearby to the locality Ridding Down, as well as near the village Lee Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.
Dartmoor Zoological Park
Zoo
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. Dartmoor Zoological Park is situated 1½ miles south of Crownhill Down.
Hemerdon Mine
Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England.
Great Trowlesworthy Tor
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor. It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. Great Trowlesworthy Tor is situated 2 miles north of Crownhill Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornwood and Sparkwell.
Cornwood
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cornwood is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Sparkwell
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. Sparkwell is situated 2 miles south of Crownhill Down.
Plympton
Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. Plympton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Crownhill Down.
Crownhill Down
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.43204° or 50° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.00547° or 4° 0′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2QCXJV+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 2203358056OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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