Seaton, Cornwall
Seaton | |
Cornish: Sethyn | |
Seaton shown within Cornwall
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OS grid reference | SX304544 |
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Civil parish | Deviock |
Shire county | Cornwall |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TORPOINT |
Postcode district | PL11 |
Dialling code | 01503 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
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Seaton (Cornish: Sethyn, meaning little arrow (after the river)) is a village on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the River Seaton approximately three miles (5 km) east of Looe and ten miles (16 km) west of Plymouth.[1] The village is in the civil parish of Deviock.[2]
The village stretches inland along the River Seaton valley.[1] It has a pub, a beach café, and some shops. Seaton beach is mostly shingle and stretches from the river to the village of Downderry which approximately a mile to the east.
Seaton Valley Countryside Park, one of four Country Parks in Cornwall, is immediately to the north of the village. The park includes a nature trail that can be followed for nearly two miles north to Hessenford.
A Monkey Sanctuary with a colony of woolly monkeys and other rescued primates is situated two miles to the west.
Gallery
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Seaton beach
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The Seaton valley
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River Seaton.jpg
The River Seaton meets the sea
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A minor road west of Seaton
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
- ↑ [1] Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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