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Benton Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West

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Place	Benton
Traditional County	Devon
District / Borough	North Devon
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.109669
Longitude	-3.919672
Place Type	Hamlet

About Benton

Benton emerges from the rolling North Devon topography as a sparse collection of dwellings tethered to the ancient, agrarian rhythms of the landscape. It lies 6.3 miles east-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 72°T, OS grid SS 657 362), and is situated south-east of Bratton Fleming village. High, windswept ridges define the horizon, where the earth rises to meet the sky in long, austere lines that shift in colour with the passing of the sun. To the east, the rising slopes of Mockham Down catch the morning light, casting long, melancholic shadows across the fields toward the quiet lanes of Benton. The heavy, iron-rich soil here speaks of a long history of husbandry, where the damp air carries the faint, sharp scent of rain-washed stone and turned earth. Remnants of human presence linger in the nearby Camp S Of Birch Ham Wood, a silent witness to eras when the high ground offered a clearer view of the encroaching woods. These elevations impose a certain gravity upon the land, demanding a persistent endurance from the few who tend the surrounding pastures. Benton remains a place where the silence is absolute, broken only by the sudden, frantic wings of a startled bird or the low, rhythmic sigh of wind moving through the gorse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camp S Of Birch Ham Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 227° SW · 2 ha
Camp On Mockham Down (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 114° ESE · 2 ha
Mockham Down (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 112° ESE
Berry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 048° NE
Millenium Green (Park) — 1.1 mi, 315° NW
Round Barrow Cemetery 500M East Of Little Bray Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 047° NE
Accott Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 191° S
Exmoor Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.7 mi, 355° N
Ruined Tractor (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 324° NW
Cracked Barn (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 347° NNW
Lower Molland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 114° ESE
Goat Combe (Valley) — 3.1 mi, 051° NE
Wistlandpound Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 347° NNW
Arlington Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.6 mi, 301° WNW · 188 ha
Arlington Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 306° NW · 46 ha
Carriage House (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 313° NW
Youlston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.3 mi, 277° W · 63 ha
Bray Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 032° NNE
High Down Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 182° S · 2 ha
Yarnacott Stream (River) — 4.6 mi, 223° SW
Millennium Green (Park) — 4.7 mi, 227° SW
Castle Hill (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.7 mi, 169° S · 17k acres
Halford Stream (River) — 4.8 mi, 225° SW
Sham Castle (Castle) — 4.8 mi, 167° SSE
Landkey Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 232° SW
Triumphal Arch (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 172° S
Pinkworthy Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.6 mi, 047° NE
St Anne's Chapel (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 251° WSW
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 250° WSW
Queens Theatre (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 252° WSW

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