Whifferton

Whifferton is a building in Brixton, South Hams District, England. Whifferton is situated nearby to Yealmpstone Farm Primary School, as well as near the town Plympton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Maurice, Plympton and Langage Power Station.

Church of St Maurice, Plympton

Church

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Church of St Maurice is located in Plympton, Devon, England. Dating to the 15th century, it is now a Grade II* listed building. The church is of Church of England denomination. Church of St Maurice, Plympton is situated 1 mile northwest of Whifferton.

Langage Power Station

Power station

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Langage Power Station is a combined-cycle power plant near the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. Centrica, the original owners of the site, announced on 16 June 2006 that the natural gas fired power station was to be constructed on their behalf by Alstom. Langage Power Station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Whifferton.

Longcause Community Special School

School

Longcause Community Special School is a special school for students aged 4 to 16 with learning difficulties. The college has about 100 students. The school specialises in children with cognitive, learning, communication and interaction difficulties. Longcause Community Special School is situated 1 mile northwest of Whifferton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plympton and Sparkwell.

Plympton

Town

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Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. Plympton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Whifferton.

Sparkwell

Village

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Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. Sparkwell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whifferton.