Chagford
Chagford is a Town in the county of Devon.
Chagford postcode: TQ13 8
There are great places to visit near Chagford 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 several good cities in the area around Chagford like Exeter.
The area around Chagford features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are some of Chagford best villages to visit near Chagford.
Don't miss Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton's canals if visiting the area around Chagford.
Chagford is near some unmissable rivers and streams like East Lyn River,
Chagford's best nearby beaches can be found at Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
Places near Chagford feature a number of interesting geological features including Valley of Rocks.
Places near Chagford feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Chagford if you like hiking areas.
Nature Reserves to visit near Chagford include Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Chagford.
The area around Chagford's best parks can be found at Bicton Park.
Don't miss Exeter Airport's airports if visiting the area around Chagford.
There are a several good castles in the area around Chagford like Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Chagford's best, nearby ruins to visit in Chagford.
Chagford History
There are some historic monuments around Chagford:
- Wooston Castle
- Cairn on Hameldown Tor
- Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
- A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
- Stone row N of Yarner Wells
- Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
- Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
- Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
- Pound NE of Holwell Tor
- Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm
- North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
- Hut circles on Heatree Down
- Settlement W of Holwell Tor
- An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
- Hillerton Cross
- Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
- A prehistoric settlement with enclosures, an irregular aggregate field system and cairn north of Bellever Tor
- Five barrows on Hamel Down
- Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
- Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
- Hunter's Tor camp
- Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
- Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
- Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
- Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
- Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
- Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
- Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
- Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
- Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
- Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
- Three hut circles E of Bush Down
- Blowing Mill at Outer Down
- Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
- Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
- Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
- White Moor Stone
- Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
- Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
- Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
- Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
- Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
- Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
- Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
- A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
- King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
- Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
- Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
- A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
- Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
- Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
- Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
- Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
- Warren in Whiddon Park
- Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village
- Sanduck Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 45m south west of Sanduck Farm
- Huts and fields on Hayne Down
- Hut circles on Bonehill Down
- Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
- Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
- Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks
- Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
- Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
- Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
- Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
- Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
- Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
- Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
- Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
- Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
- Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
- Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
- Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
- Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
- Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
- Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
- Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
- Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
- Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
- Village cross, Cross Street
- Five round barrows on Black Hill
- Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
- Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
- Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
- Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
- Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
- Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
- Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
- The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
- Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
- Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
- Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
- Four hut circles N of Bush Down
- Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
- A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
- Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
- Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
- Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
- Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
- Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
- Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
- Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
- Hut circles on Hedge Down
- Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks
- A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
- Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
- Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill Cross
- Two cairns 720m and 800m east of Higher White Tor
- Earthwork in Houndtor Wood
- Hut circles E of Pritton
- Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
- Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
- Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
- Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
- Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
- Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
- Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
- Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
- Prestonbury Castle (hillfort)
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
- Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
- Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
- Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
- Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
- Meacombe burial chamber
- Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
- Hameldown Beacon barrow
- Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
- Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
- A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
- Hut circles E of Southway
- Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
- Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
- Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
- Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
- A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
- Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
- Blackaton Ball tin mill
- An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
- Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
- Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
- Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
- Cranbrook Castle
- Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
- Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
- Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
- A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
- Cairn 190m west of Archerton
- Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton
- Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
- Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
- Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
- Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge
- Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
- Spinster's Rock
- Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
- Two cairns on Cator Common
- Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor
- Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
- Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
- Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
- Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
- Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
- Hamel Down Cross
- A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
- Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
- Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
- Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone
- Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
- Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex
- Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
Places to see near Chagford
Lakes near Chagford
Rivers near Chagford
- Broughton Brook (South and West Somerset)
- Tributary of Back Stream (Tone Catchment)
- Hele Bk
- Tone - Wellington to Taunton
- Haywards Water
- Westford Stream
- Sherford Stream
- Tone - Upper
- Back Stream
- Halse WTR
- Allen Brook(Maiden brook)
- Hillfarrance Bk
- West Dart River (Lower)
- West Dart River (Upper)
- East Webburn River
- West Dart River (Blackbrook to Swincombe)
- Wash
- Ashburn
- East Dart River
- Hems - Upper
- West Webburn River
- Swincombe
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Blackpool
- Mardle
- Avon (Devon Tidal) and Sth Hams - Slapton
- Cherry Brook
- Hems - Lower
- Dean Burn
- Dart
- Dart (Tidal)
- Am Brook
- Webburn
- Bidwell Brook
- The Gara
- Blackbrook River
- Harbourne River
- Beadon Brook
- Lemon
- South Teign River
- Reedy Brook
- North Teign
- Fingle Brook
- Teign (Upper)
- Ugbrooke Stream
- Wray Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Lower
- Kate Brook
- Scotley Brook
- Aller Brook (Teign) - Upper
- Middle Bovey
- Blackaton Brook
- Liverton Brook
- Aller Brook
- Sowton Brook
- Bramble Brook
- Lower Bovey
- Becka Brook
- Upper Bovey
- Teign (Lower)
- Sheepham Bk
- Ayleston Brook
- Lud Brook
- Lower Erme
- Erme
- Middle Barle
- Dart (Exe)
- Danes Brook
- Lower Batherm
- Upper Barle
- Exe (Haddeo to Barle)
- Burn (Exe)
- Iron Mill Stream
- Upper River Haddeo
- Upper Batherm
- Lowman
- Exe (Barle to Culm)
- North Brook (East Devon)
- Exe (Quarme to Haddeo)
- Calverleigh Stream
- Exe (Source to Quarme)
- Exe (Culm to Creedy)
- Exe (Creedy to Estuary)
- Lower Barle
- Ben Brook
- Ben Brook
- Brockey River
- Quarme
- Lower River Haddeo
- Pulham
- Sherdon Water
- Grindle Brook
- Bolham River
- Weaver
- Aylesbeare Stream
- Polly Brook
- Halberton Stream
- Fulford Water
- Lower Clyst
- Madford River
- Ken Stream
- Middle Culm
- Lower Cranny Brook
- Ford Stream (EXE)
- Spratford Stream
- Upper Clyst
- Sheldon Stream
- Upper Cranny Brook
- Upper Culm
- Lower Culm
- Kenn
- Colebrook
- Holly Water
- Alphin Brook
- Lower Yeo (Creedy)
- Matford Brook
- Ford Brook (EXE)
- Upper Creedy
- Dawlish Water
- Upper Yeo (Creedy)
- Jackmoor Brook
- Shobrooke Lake
- Lower Creedy
- Troney
- Middle Creedy
- Culvery River
- Lim
- Branscombe Stream
- Blackwater River
- Lower Axe
- Kit Brook
- Yarty
- Umborne Brook
- Upper Coly
- Upper Axe
- Offwell Brook
- Lower Coly
- Forton Brook
- Corry Brook
- West Lyn River
- Heddon
- Lower East Lyn River
- Mully Brook
- Rye Stream
- Upper East Lyn River
- Lower River Yeo (Lapford)
- Mole (Taw to Bray)
- Yeo (Molland)
- Venn
- Coney Gut
- Sterridge
- Crooked Oak
- Tributary of River Heddon
- Huntacott Water
- Taw (Source to Bullow Brook)
- Hawkridge Brook
- Newton Tracey Stream
- Taw (River Yeo to Little Dart River)
- Sturcombe River
- Bullow Brook
- Bray (Mole to Hole Water)
- Hollocombe Water
- Upper River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Upper Caen
- Taw Estuary
- Bradwell Stream
- Upper Little Dart River
- Chelfham Stream
- Hole Water
- Knowl Water
- Badgworthy Water
- Umber
- Farley Water
- Taw (Little Dart River to River Mole)
- Lower River Yeo (Barnstaple)
- Lower Caen
- Mole (Bray to Yeo)
- Lower Little River Dart
- Burcombe Stream
- Taw (River Mole to Estuary)
- Little Silver Stream
- Dalch
- Mole (Yeo to Burcombe Stream)
- Nadrid Water
- Bradiford Water
- Langham Lake
- Bray (Source to Hole Water)
- Mole (Source to Burcombe Stream)
- Taw (Bullow Brook to River Yeo)
- Knighty Brook
- Upper River Yeo (Lapford)
- Dolton Stream
- Lower River Mere
- Kenwith Stream
- Dipple Water
- Horwood Stream
- Little Mere River
- Torridge (Dipple Water to Combe Lake)
- Wagaford Water
- Middle River Lew (Torridge)
- Iddesleigh Stream
- Middle River Okement
- Upper River Yeo (Bideford)
- West Okement
- Upper River Mere
- East Okemont River
- Langtree Lake
- Mussel Brook
- Hole Brook
- Lower River Okement
- Pulworthy Brook
- Waldon
- Torridge (Source to Dipple Water)
- Combe Lake
- Woolleigh Brook
- Whiteleigh Water
- Hookmoor Brook
- Northlew Stream
- Torridge (Lew to Estuary)
- Whitsleigh Down Brook
- Cookbury Stream
- Duntz
- Upper River Lew (Torridge)
- Torridge (Combe Lake to Lew)
- Huntshaw Water
- Lower River Yeo (Bideford)
- Lower River Lew (Torridge)
- Medland Brook
- Welcombe Stream
- Philham Water
- Abbey River
- Tamar (River Lyd to River Inny)
- Tamar (Kelly Brook)
- Lower River Lyd
- Lew (Tamar)
- Quither Brook
- Broadwood Brook
- Thrushel
- Wolf
- Upper River Lyd
- Piall
- Newton Stream
- Upper River Yealm
- Silverbridge Lake
- Lower River Yealm
- Tory Brook
- Meavy
- Lower River Plym
- Upper River Plym
- Walkham
- Burn (Tavy)
- Lumburn
- Upper River Tavy
- Lower River Tavy