Hingston Down
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.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sylvia’s Meadow and Gunnislake railway station.
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.
Gunnislake railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston. Gunnislake railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hingston Down.
All Saints
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Hingston Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ann’s Chapel and Drakewalls.
St Ann’s Chapel
Village
St Ann's Chapel is a village in the parish of Calstock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is west of Gunnislake on the A390 between Tavistock and Liskeard.
Drakewalls
Village
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Drakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock. Primary education is provided by Delaware Community Primary School.
Latchley
Hamlet
Photo: Nikkichaplin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Latchley is a village in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall, England, UK. It is in the parish of Calstock.
Hingston Down
- Type: Quarry
- Description: hill in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: hill and industry
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.52406° or 50° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.24264° or 4° 14′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C2QGQF4+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 88498012OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q5767194
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hingston Down” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hingston Down”
- Chinese: “興斯頓唐”
- Cornish: “Goon Wourvargh”
- Dutch: “Hingston Down”
- French: “Hingston Down”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hingston Down”
- Swedish: “Hingston Down”
- Welsh: “Goon Wourvargh”
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