Battle of Posbury (661)

Battle of Posbury (661) is a battlefield in Crediton Hamlets, Mid Devon District, England. Battle of Posbury (661) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Posbury Camp, as well as near the forest Blackdown Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel Of St Luke and Yeoford railway station.

Chapel Of St Luke

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapel Of St Luke is a church, which is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Battle of Posbury (661).

Yeoford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yeoford railway station is a rural station serving the village of Yeoford in Devon, England. It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple between Copplestone and Crediton, 182 miles 72 chains from London Waterloo, measured via Andover. Yeoford railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Battle of Posbury (661).

Crediton railway station

Railway station

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Crediton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Crediton in Devon, England. It is 7 miles 76 chains from Exeter Central at milepost 179.25 from London Waterloo. Crediton railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Battle of Posbury (661).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yeoford and Hollacombe.

Yeoford

Village

Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yeoford is a village 3 miles west of Crediton in Devon, England. It is served by Yeoford railway station on the Tarka Line of the Devon Metro. Yeoford is situated 2 miles northwest of Battle of Posbury (661).

Hollacombe

Hamlet

Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hollacombe is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Battle of Posbury (661).

Crediton

Town

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Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, 7 miles north west of Exeter and 14 miles from the M5 motorway. Crediton is situated 2½ miles northeast of Battle of Posbury (661).

Battle of Posbury (661)

Type: Battlefield
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Crediton Hamlets, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.76192° or 50° 45′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.68915° or 3° 41′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C2RQ866+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4714970829

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=battlefield

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