Canonteign Falls
Canonteign Falls is a waterfall in the historic tything of Canonteign in the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh, South Devon, England. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Rock Mine and Great Rock.
Great Rock Mine
Archaeological site
Photo: Noel Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Rock Mine is a disused micaceous haematite mine about 3 km north of the town of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. It was worked from the nineteenth century until 1969, and was the last active mine in the Dartmoor National Park area. Great Rock Mine is situated 1 mile southwest of Canonteign Falls.
Hennock Community Primary School
School
Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hennock Community Primary School is situated 1¼ miles south of Canonteign Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Ashton and Christow.
Lower Ashton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Ashton is a village on the western slopes of Haldon in Teignbridge, Devon, England. Along with Higher Ashton it is part of the civil parish of Ashton, which in 2001 had a population of 174.
Christow
Village
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christow is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located 12 miles south-west of Exeter, in the Teign Valley, just off the B3193 road that links Chudleigh and Dunsford.
Higher Ashton
Village
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higher Ashton is a village in the countryside between Haldon Hills and the Teign Valley in Devon, England. Along with Lower Ashton it is part of the civil parish of Ashton, which in 2001 had a population of 174. Higher Ashton is situated 2 miles northeast of Canonteign Falls.
Canonteign Falls
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: waterfall in Devon, England
- Categories: waterfall and tourism
- Location: Christow, Teignbridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.63122° or 50° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.64707° or 3° 38′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2RJ9J3+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2414945859OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q5033418
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In Other Languages
“Canonteign Falls” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canonteign Falls”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mine Shaft (dis) and Cantonteign Estate.
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Explore places such as Canonteign Manor and Hyner Farm B&B.
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