Field Telephone Connection
Field Telephone Connection is a military installation in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Field Telephone Connection is situated nearby to the military installation ‘F’ Range Emplacement (100m), as well as near the locality Rowtor Target Railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Yes Tor.
Okehampton Castle
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. Okehampton Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Field Telephone Connection.
Yes Tor
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Field Telephone Connection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Okehampton.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.
Okehampton
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 2 miles west of Field Telephone Connection.
Field Telephone Connection
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71219° or 50° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.00012° or 4° 0′ 0″ westOperator
Ministry of DefenceOpen location code
9C2QPX6X+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4326991006OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telephoneOpenStreetMap feature
military=field_telephone
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