Hillah Wood

Hillah Wood is a forest in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, England. Hillah Wood is situated nearby to the neighborhood Higher Town, as well as near the locality Hockmoor Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buckfast Abbey and Reed’s Cave.

Buckfast Abbey

Church

Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.

Reed’s Cave

Cave

Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber.

Buckfastleigh railway station

Railway station

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Buckfastleigh railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the town of Buckfastleigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashburton and Buckfast.

Ashburton

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.

Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.