Pound Cross

Pound Cross is a locality in Bickleigh, South Hams District, England. Pound Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Maristow, as well as near the village Milton Combe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buckland Abbey and Bere Ferrers railway station.

Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust. Buckland Abbey is situated 1½ miles north of Pound Cross.

Bere Ferrers railway station

Railway station

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Bere Ferrers station on the Tamar Valley Line is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers in Devon, England. The station is on the former Southern main line between Exeter and Plymouth via Okehampton. It is currently operated by Great Western Railway. Bere Ferrers railway station is situated 2 miles west of Pound Cross.

Church of the Holy Spirit

Church

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milton Combe and Roborough.

Milton Combe

Village

Milton Combe is a village in Devon approximately 2 mi from Yelverton and 8 mi from the city of Plymouth. The name Milton Combe is derived from the village's historic name, first mentioned in 1249, of 'Mile Cumbe' literally meaning 'Middle Valley'.

Roborough

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roborough is a village in the South Hams of Devon, England. Former home of Plymouth City Airport, Roborough lies just outside the northern boundary of the city of Plymouth on the main road to Tavistock, and is a popular dormitory village. Roborough is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pound Cross.

Southway

Suburb

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southway is a large suburban housing estate in north-west Plymouth in the English county of Devon. The name is believed to have derived from the route into Plymouth often used by Buckland Abbey monks, which was known as the "South Way". Southway is situated 2 miles south of Pound Cross.

Pound Cross

Type: Locality
Location: Bickleigh, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.45606° or 50° 27′ 22″ north

Longitude

-4.13444° or 4° 8′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C2QFV48+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8497720173

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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