Bowden
Bowden is a hamlet in West Buckfastleigh, South Hams District, England. Bowden is situated nearby to the locality Two oaks, as well as near Cross Furzes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Hembury Castle.
Hembury Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west. Hembury Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bowden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Combe and Scorriton.
Combe
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh.
Scorriton
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey. Buckfast is situated 2½ miles east of Bowden.
Bowden
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: West Buckfastleigh, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.49043° or 50° 29′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.83318° or 3° 49′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C2RF5R8+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 767277524OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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