Washbourne

Washbourne is a hamlet in the South Hams in Devon, England, 4 miles south of Totnes. It consists of three settlements, Higher Washbourne, Middle Washbourne and Lower Washbourne.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: Hamlet in Devon, England
Also known as: “Washbourne, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halwell Camp and Woodlands Family Theme Park.

Halwell Camp

Archaeological site

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Halwell Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to the village of Halwell in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a pass between two hilltops to the east of the village at approx 185 metres above sea level.

Woodlands Family Theme Park

Theme park

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodlands Family Theme Park is an all-weather family amusement park and falconry display on the A3122 road, 5 miles from Dartmouth, in South Devon, England. Woodlands Family Theme Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Washbourne.

Cornworthy Priory

Ruins

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Cornworthy Priory was a priory in Devon, England. It was founded in the early thirteenth century, for Augustinian nuns, and existed until 1536. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the lands passed to the Harris family, and remained in the family until the 1640s. Cornworthy Priory is situated 1½ miles east of Washbourne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allaleigh and Harbertonford.

Allaleigh

Hamlet

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Allaleigh is a hamlet in Devon, England.

Harbertonford

Village

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Harberton is a village, civil parish and former manor 3 miles south west of Totnes, in the South Hams District of Devon, England. The parish includes the village of Harbertonford situated on the main A381 road.