Blackawton is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Blackawton

There are great places to visit near Blackawton including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

There are a number of cities near to Blackawton including Exeter.

The area around Blackawton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Blackawton has some unmissable villages nearby like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Don't miss Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton's canals if visiting the area around Blackawton.

Blackawton is near some unmissable rivers and streams like East Lyn River,

Don't miss Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove's beaches if visiting the area around Blackawton.

The area around Blackawton's best geological features can be found at Valley of Rocks.

Blackawton is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Blackawton like Dartmoor.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Blackawton like Dartmoor.

There are a number of towns near Blackawton including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Blackawton is near some unmissable parks like Bicton Park,

There are a several good airports in the area around Blackawton like Exeter Airport.

Blackawton is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

There are a number of ruins near to Blackawton including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Blackawton History

There are some historic monuments around Blackawton:

• D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court
• Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh Cross
• Site of chapel at Manor Farm
• Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn
• Two prehistoric hilltop enclosures, a ditch system and four bowl barrows, 300m north of Barton Pines Inn
• Earthwork enclosures and field systems, 430m north east of Lower Well Farm
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery
• Slapton chantry college
• Medieval churchyard cross, 6m south east of the porch of St Andrew's Church
• Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
• Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Totnes Castle
• Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage
• Woodbury Camp
• Totnes Priory
• Cornworthy Priory
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church
• Luscombe Cross
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
• Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
• Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge
• Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church