Higher Batson is a Village in the county of Devon.

Higher Batson postcode: TQ8 8NE

Retail in Higher Batson

There are great places to visit near Higher Batson 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.

The area around Higher Batson's best cities can be found at Exeter.

The area around Higher Batson boasts some of the best historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

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

There are a several good canals in the Higher Batson area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

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

The area around Higher Batson features a number of interesting beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

There are a number of geological features near to Higher Batson including Valley of Rocks.

Places near Higher Batson feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Higher Batson include Dartmoor.

There are a several good towns in the Higher Batson area like Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Places near Higher Batson feature a number of interesting parks including Bicton Park.

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

Higher Batson is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

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

Higher Batson History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Batson:

• Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp
• Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
• Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
• Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
• Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
• Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
• Iron Age hillfort known as Burleigh Dolts, 280m south east of Burleigh Farm
• Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom
• Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
• Fort Charles
• Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
• Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church
• Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
• Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
• Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
• Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
• 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
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery