Drake’s Meadow

Drake’s Meadow is a locality in Exeter District, Devon, England. Drake’s Meadow is situated nearby to the hamlet Rixlade, as well as near Goffin’s Farm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polsloe Priory and Polsloe Bridge railway station.

Polsloe Priory

Archaeological site

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Polsloe Priory, also known as St Katherine's Priory, was a Benedictine priory for women in Devon, England. It was founded in around 1159 on land to the east of Exeter, on a site that is now part of the city's suburb of Polsloe.

Polsloe Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Polsloe Bridge railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England. The station serves the Polsloe, Mount Pleasant, Hamlin and Whipton areas of the city.

Stoke Hill

Archaeological site

Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pennsylvania and Polsloe.

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.

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.