The Decoy

The Decoy is a forest in , , . The Decoy is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Powderham Castle and Lympstone Commando railway station.

Castle
Photo: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0.
is a fortified manor house in , Devon, 6 miles south of and 1⁄4 mile north-east of the village of , where the main public entrance gates are located.

Railway station
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serves the on the Avocet Line, a branch line between and Exmouth in , England.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station serving the village of in , England. It is situated on the Avocet Line which runs between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Topsham and Lympstone.

Photo: Matty Ring, CC BY 2.0.
is a town of 3,700 people in in West Country. Formerly a major seaport, the town is now of interest for its architecture, scenery and proximity to nature reserves for wading and migrating birds, such as RSPB Bowling Green Marsh on the Exe Estuary, the whole of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Photo: Ray Girvan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former fishing village in , between and . It has become a home mainly for commuters and tourists.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , in the West Country of . Considered a commuter village in modern times, the area has a long history: an Iron Age fort, Castle, is in the nearby Common, and a Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement existed at Farm, on the outskirts of the village today.

The Decoy

Latitude
50.66° or 50° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.4789° or 3° 28′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C2RMG5C+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27004341
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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