Whitehead’s Cross

Whitehead’s Cross is a locality in Dean Prior, South Hams District, England. Whitehead’s Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Dean, as well as near Deancombe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pennywell Farm and St Luke’s Church.

Pennywell Farm

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pennywell Farm is a tourist attraction just outside the town of Buckfastleigh in south Devon, England. It is the biggest activity farm in the South West region.

St Luke’s Church

Church

Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. Buckfast Abbey is situated 2 miles north of Whitehead’s Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckfastleigh and Ashburton.

Buckfastleigh

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.

Ashburton

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.

Poundsgate

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 5 miles north of Whitehead’s Cross.

Whitehead’s Cross

Type: Locality
Location: Dean Prior, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.46423° or 50° 27′ 51″ north

Longitude

-3.79209° or 3° 47′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C2RF675+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 306668097

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point-to-Point and Dean Prior Parish Hall.

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