Weir Head
Weir Head is a canal in Calstock, Cornwall, England. Weir Head is situated nearby to the ruins Russel United Mine, as well as near the stone Pleasure Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gunnislake railway station and Calstock.
Gunnislake railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston. Gunnislake railway station is situated 2,500 feet west of Weir Head.
Calstock
Archaeological site
Photo: Bjh21, Public domain.
Calstock is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles south west of Tavistock and 10 miles north of Plymouth. Calstock is situated 1 mile south of Weir Head.
Morwellham Quay
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morwellham Quay is an historic river port in Devon, England that developed to support the local mines. The port had its peak in the Victorian era and is now run as a tourist attraction and museum. Morwellham Quay is situated 1 mile southeast of Weir Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drakewalls and Gunnislake.
Drakewalls
Village
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Drakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock. Primary education is provided by Delaware Community Primary School.
Gunnislake
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mary Ellen Smith, was born here in 1863.
Albaston
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albaston is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Calstock. It is located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 423 704.
Weir Head
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calstock, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.51657° or 50° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
-4.20865° or 4° 12′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2QGQ8R+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 750655655OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=canal
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Russel United Mine and Pleasure Rock.
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