Greenscombe Wood

Places of Interest

Kit Hill

Peak

Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kit Hill, at 334 metres high, dominates the area between Callington and the River Tamar in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The word 'Kit' comes from Old English for kite, a reference to birds of prey.

Hingston Down

Quarry

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: Hingston Down well ywroughtIs worth London Town dearly bought.

Sylvia’s Meadow

Nature reserve

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sylvia's Meadow is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare site situated near Gunnislake, in East Cornwall, England.

Places in the Area

Callington

Town

Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Callington is a town and civil parish in east Cornwall, England. It lies about 7 miles north of Saltash and 9 miles south of Launceston. The parish had a population of 5,983 in 2021.

Gunnislake

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mary Ellen Smith, was born here in 1863.

Calstock

Village

Photo: Bjh21, Public domain.

Calstock is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles south west of Tavistock and 10 miles north of Plymouth.

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