Round Down Wood

Round Down Wood is a forest in Torbay, England. Round Down Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Shorton, as well as near the locality Little Westerland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Compton Castle and Paignton railway station.

Compton Castle

Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England.

Paignton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains from London Paddington, via Box. It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear.

Oldway Mansion

Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oldway Mansion is a large house and gardens in Paignton, Devon, England. It was built as a private residence for Isaac Singer, and rebuilt by his son Paris Singer, in the style of the Palace of Versailles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paignton and Torquay.

Paignton

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Paignton is a seaside town in the Torbay area of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. The town, which has a history as a fishing village but is also on the railway line, is home to the well-known Paignton Zoo.

Torquay

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Torquay is a town on the coast of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. Since the 19th century, it has been a fashionable seaside resort in the English Riviera.

Cockington

Suburb

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockington is a village near Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Cockington with Chelston had a population of 8,366 in 2021. It has old cottages within its boundaries, and is about two miles from the centre of Torquay.

Round Down Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.4538° or 50° 27′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.5835° or 3° 35′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C2RFC38+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 59846533

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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