Goveton is a Village in the county of Devon.

Goveton postcode: TQ7 2DT

Retail in Goveton

There are great places to visit near Goveton 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.

Cities to visit near Goveton include Exeter.

Goveton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Goveton.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are great places to visit near Goveton if you like canals.

East Lyn River is one of Goveton's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Goveton.

Goveton has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Valley of Rocks is a great place to visit close to Goveton if you like geological features.

Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around Goveton.

Dartmoor is one of Goveton's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Goveton.

Places near Goveton feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.

Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are great places to visit near Goveton if you like towns.

There are a number of parks near to Goveton including Bicton Park.

Exeter Airport is one of Goveton's best, nearby airports to visit in Goveton.

Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's castles if visiting the area around Goveton.

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Goveton's best, nearby ruins to visit in Goveton.

Goveton History

There are some historic monuments around Goveton:

• Fort Charles
• Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
• Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
• Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
• Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church
• Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
• Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery
• Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
• Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar
• Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
• Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
• Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn
• Iron Age hillfort known as Burleigh Dolts, 280m south east of Burleigh Farm
• Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
• Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
• Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church
• Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
• Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Cornworthy Priory
• Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh Cross
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton
• Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
• Slapton chantry college
• Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm
• Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle
• Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom