Hockmoor Head
Hockmoor Head is a locality in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, England. Hockmoor Head is situated nearby to the locality Fritz’s Grave, as well as near the neighborhood Higher Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buckfast Abbey and Hembury Castle.
Buckfast Abbey
Church
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.
Hembury Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfastleigh Town Hall is a municipal building in Bossell Road in Buckfastleigh, a town in Devon, in England. It currently accommodates the offices and meeting place of Buckfastleigh Town Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfast and Combe.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
Combe
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh. Combe is situated 1½ miles west of Hockmoor Head.
Scorriton
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh. Scorriton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hockmoor Head.
Hockmoor Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.49193° or 50° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.79535° or 3° 47′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C2RF6R3+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 431720575OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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