Wolford Chapel, Ringdown SSSI

Name: Wolford Chapel
Address: Ringdown SSSI, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Ringdown SSSI

Church, Museum, Gothic Revival architecture

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Wolford Chapel in Devon, England, is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. It is the territory of the Canadian province of Ontario, and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside. ()

Established: 1958 (66 years ago)Coordinates: 50°50'25"N, 3°13'37"W

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Ringdown SSSI United Kingdom

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Day trips

Wolford Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coldharbour Mill, Honiton Community College, Mansell Raceway, Hemyock Castle.

6.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Fashion museum
Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme
162 min walk • Coldharbour Mill, near the village of Uffculme in Devon, England, is one of the oldest woollen textile mills in the world, having been in continuous production since 1797. The mill was one of a number owned by Fox Brothers, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
3.2 miSE
Museum
Honiton Community College, Honiton
83 min walk • Honiton Community College is a comprehensive academy school located in Honiton, Devon, England. It was originally established as Honiton Secondary School in 1938, and converted to an academy in 2011.
2 miN
50°52'7"N • 3°14'5"W
Mansell Raceway, Ringdown SSSI
51 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Amusement park
5 miN
Forts and castles
Hemyock Castle, Ringdown SSSI
128 min walk • Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design.
2 miSW
Archaeological site
Hembury, Ringdown SSSI
53 min walk • Hembury is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and Iron Age hill fort near Honiton in Devon. Its history stretches from the late fifth and early fourth millennia BC to the Roman invasion. The fort is situated on a south facing promontory at the end of a 240m high ridge in the Blackdown Hills.
2.5 miE
Forts and castles
Dumpdon Hill, Ringdown SSSI
63 min walk • Dumpdon Hill is an Iron Age Hill Fort near Honiton in Devon. Somewhat overshadowed by its better known neighbour Hembury Fort it is nonetheless as impressive an earthwork. Situated above the valley of the River Otter, it is one of the largest, and most distinct hills in the area due to a large clump of beech trees situated at its summit.
5.7 miE
Forts and castles
Stockland Castle, Ringdown SSSI
147 min walk • Stockland Castle is the name given to two Iron Age hill forts on Stockland Hill close to Stockland in Devon, England. Stockland Great Castle occupies a position on the eastern slope of the hill at 190–210 metres above sea level.
7.6 miNE
Park
Otterhead Lakes, Ringdown SSSI
194 min walk • Otterhead Lakes are a pair of reservoirs in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty south of Otterford in Somerset, England.
4 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Blackborough House, Ringdown SSSI
103 min walk • Blackborough House is a grade II listed privately owned country house in Blackborough, Devon, three miles east of Cullompton. It was built in 1838 and is currently in undergoing restoration.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hartridge Hill, Ringdown SSSI
68 min walk • Hartridge Hill is an elongated, peat hill situated in the Luppitt catchment area of East Devon, England. Mostly privately owned and primarily used for farming this is, with a peak rising 261 metres asl, one of the highest spots in the Otter Valley.