Valley of the Rocks
The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Locality
- Description: dry valley running parallel to the coast in Devon, England
- Also known as: “The Valley of Rocks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lee Abbey and Lynton Town Hall.
Lee Abbey
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lee Abbey, founded in 1946, is an ecumenical Christian community between Woody Bay and Lynmouth in Devon, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The first building on the site may have been a farmhouse built by Cistercian abbots of Forde Abbey around 1200.
Lynton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mariatnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lynton and Lynmouth.
Lynton
Town
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers.
Lynmouth
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet directly below the neighbouring town of Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
Barbrook
Village
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbrook is a village in Devon, England. It is close to the source of the West Lyn River. The village post office and shop closed on 27 September 2008.
Valley of the Rocks
- Category: valley
- Location: Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.23176° or 51° 13′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.85448° or 3° 51′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3R64JW+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 324785084OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q7912364
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In Other Languages
“Valley of the Rocks” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Долина камней”
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