Stoke Hill
Stoke Hill is a large hill rising to the north of Exeter in Devon, England. It is significant as the site of both an Iron Age hill fort and a later Roman signal station.Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stoke Hill camp”, “Stoke Hill Camp”, and “Stoke Hill Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stoke Woods and Northcott Theatre.
Stoke Woods
Forest
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Exeter district, in the county of Devon, England. It is located near Cowley in the valley of the River Exe, 2km north of Exeter. It is protected because of its woodland bird diversity.
Northcott Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Northcott Theatre is a theatre situated on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England. It opened in 1967 and was run until 2010 by the Northcott Theatre Foundation, when the company ceased operating after a period in administration. Northcott Theatre is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Stoke Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pennsylvania and Cowley.
Pennsylvania
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennsylvania is a ward and suburb situated on the high ground to the north of the city of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. It lies between the ancient deer park of Duryard and Stoke Hill.
Cowley
Village
Cowley is a hamlet in the parish of Upton Pyne in Devon, England. Cowley church was built as a chapel of ease to Brampford Speke by Rohde Hawkins in 1867–8.
Polsloe
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polsloe is a suburb of the city of Exeter in Devon, England. It lies to the east of the city centre and is served by Polsloe Bridge railway station. The name Polsloe is derived from Poll's marsh, named after Poll, the owner of land here at the time of the Domesday Book. Polsloe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Stoke Hill.
Stoke Hill
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.75098° or 50° 45′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.52289° or 3° 31′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2RQF2G+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 527346460OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7618461
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