Hoostone Brake
Hoostone Brake is a locality in Wembury, South Hams District, England. Hoostone Brake is situated nearby to the locality Westlake Brake, as well as near Chad Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bovisand and Church of St Werburgh, Wembury.
Bovisand
Beach
Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand.
Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres. Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Hoostone Brake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Batten and Oreston.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert. Mount Batten is situated 2½ miles north of Hoostone Brake.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth. Oreston is situated 3 miles north of Hoostone Brake.
Drake’s Island
Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period. Drake’s Island is situated 3 miles northwest of Hoostone Brake.
Hoostone Brake
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wembury, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32034° or 50° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.11642° or 4° 6′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8VCM+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 966856820OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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