Windy Cross
Windy Cross is a locality in Thornbury, Torridge District, England. Windy Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodacott, as well as near the locality Cranapool Cross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees and Church of All Saints.
Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees
Church
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Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees is situated 1½ miles southeast of Windy Cross.
Church of All Saints
Church
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Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles east of Windy Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornbury and Brandis Corner.
Thornbury
Village
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Thornbury is a small village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about five miles north-east of the town of Holsworthy, comprises the five hamlets of Thornbury, Woodacott, Brendon, Lashbrook and South Wonford.
Brandis Corner
Hamlet
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Brandis Corner is a hamlet on the A3072 within the civil parish of Holsworthy in Devon, England. In the Cornish dialect, a brandis is a three-legged stool made of iron, or a three-cornered rest used for a kettle. Brandis Corner is situated 3 miles southeast of Windy Cross.
Holsworthy
Town
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Holsworthy is a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, 36 miles west of Exeter. The River Deer, a tributary of the River Tamar, forms the western boundary of the parish, which includes the village of Brandis Corner. Holsworthy is situated 4 miles southwest of Windy Cross.
Windy Cross
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thornbury, Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84844° or 50° 50′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.28694° or 4° 17′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C2QRPX7+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 332028214OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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