Highweek
Highweek, less commonly called Highweek Village is an ecclesiastical parish, former manor and village, now a suburb of Newton Abbot, but still retaining its village identity, in the civil parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England.
Highweek, less commonly called Highweek Village is an ecclesiastical parish, former manor and village, now a suburb of Newton Abbot, but still retaining its village identity, in the civil parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. It is prominent and recognisable due to its high location on a ridge on the north western edge of the town. The area is the centre of the modern electoral ward of Bradley. That ward's population at the 2011 census was 5,043.
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Worth seeing in and around Highweek
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. It lies near the River Teign and Whitelake, approximately 26 miles southwest of Plymouth, 13 miles southwest of Exeter, and 40 miles north-northeast of Taunton.
1.5 km · market town and civil parish in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Hackney Canal
The Hackney Canal was a short canal in Devon, England, that linked the Hackney Clay Cellars to the River Teign. It was privately built by Lord Clifford in 1843, and throughout its life carried ball clay for use in the production of pottery.
3.3 km · canal in Devon, England · Wikipedia - 03West Ogwell Church
West Ogwell Church in Ogwell, Devon, England was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.4 km · church in West Ogwell, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Forde House
Forde House, now known as Old Forde House, is a Grade I listed former manor house dating in back to c. 1550 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. The building was substantially enlarged c. 1610 and is noted for its fine 17th-century wood-carving and plasterwork.
2.6 km · Grade I listed building in Teignbridge, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05South Devon UTC
South Devon UTC is a mixed University Technical College located in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It opened in 2015 and caters for students aged 14–19 years.
1.5 km · college in Devon, UK · Wikipedia - 06Teign Bridge
The Teign Bridge is a road bridge over the River Teign near Kingsteignton, Devon carrying the Exeter Road across the river. It has been Grade II listed since 1987.
1.9 km · bridge in Teigngrace, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Passmore Edwards Centre
The Passmore Edwards Centre is a grade II listed building in Newton Abbot, Devon, in England. It was built as a library and technical school by philanthropist John Passmore Edwards in memory of his mother who was born in the town.
1.3 km · public library in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Leonards Tower
St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot, popularly known as The Clock Tower, is a Grade II* listed building in Newton Abbot. It was constructed in the 15th-century as part of a Gothic-style church and was the site of William III's first proclamation in England.
1.4 km · clock tower in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Bradley
Bradley is a medieval manor house in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is set amongst woodland and meadows in the valley of the River Lemon about a half mile to the west of the main town.
1.2 km · National Trust medieval manor house near Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Highweek
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 98 km · Bristol (BRS), 114 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 239 km
- Stations
- Newton Abbot railway station, 2.2 km
- Cardiff → Highweek109 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · £18–24
- Bristol → Highweek125 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £13–18
- London → Highweek268 km · quickest by road, 4h 54m · £27–36
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No local-transport research exists yet for Highweek
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Highweek. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextBrixham – A small fishing town, reachable by ferry.
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Next door to Highweek
- Kingsteigntontown in South Devon, England, UK2.5 km
- Abbotskerswellvillage and civil parish in Devon, United Kingdom3.2 km
- Teigngracehamlet and civil parish in Devon, England, UK2.1 km
- Denburyvillage in Devon, England, UK3.9 km
- Wolboroughvillage in Devon, UK1.6 km
- Ogwellcivil parish in Teignbridge, Devon, England1.9 km