Bickerton Top

Bickerton Top is a locality in Stokenham, South Hams District, England. Bickerton Top is situated nearby to the village Kellaton, as well as near the locality Hollowcombe Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lannacombe Beach and Start Point Lighthouse.

Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. Start Point Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Bickerton Top.

Church of St Nicholas And St Cyriac

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Nicholas And St Cyriac is situated 2 miles northwest of Bickerton Top.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prawle Point and Kingsbridge Estuary.

Prawle Point

Locality

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head. Prawle Point is situated 3 miles southwest of Bickerton Top.

Kingsbridge Estuary

Locality

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. Kingsbridge Estuary is situated 4 miles west of Bickerton Top.