Ovens
Ovens is a locality in Lydford, West Devon District, England. Ovens is situated nearby to the locality Boiler House (Ruin), as well as near Woodcock Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Links Tor and Amicombe Hill.
Great Links Tor
Peak
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Links Tor is a prominent tor on the north-western flank of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is visible for a considerable distance on the approach to the moor from the west.
Amicombe Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
High Willhays
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England. High Willhays is situated 2 miles northeast of Ovens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sourton and Bridestowe.
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ovens.
Bridestowe
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridestowe is a civil parish and village in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Bratton Clovelly, Sourton, Bridestowe and Sourton Common, Lydford, Lewtrenchard and Thrushelton. Bridestowe is situated 3 miles northwest of Ovens.
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. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 3 miles northeast of Ovens.
Ovens
- Type: Locality
- Categories: building, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Lydford, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6657° or 50° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
-4.03888° or 4° 2′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2QMX86+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 4878614095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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