Alswear

About Alswear

Alswear, in Devon, has George Nympton lying 2.5 km West North West, Bishop's Nympton around 3.6 km East North East, Meshaw only 4.2 km South East and Kings Nympton lying 4.9 km South West. Other rural communities nearby include Romansleigh, Mariansleigh, Newtown, Clapworthy and Week.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.

Local Map

Map of Alswear

Location Summary

  • Alswear is located in Devon
  • Administrative Area:Devon
  • Ceremonial County: Devon
  • Historic County: Devon
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Horsey Ridge27.1 km WNW
  • Instow Beach26.8 km WNW
  • Woodybay Beach27.2 km N

Parks

  • Pennsylvania Park34.4 km SE
  • Pleasure Grounds30.5 km SSW
  • The Lawn51.2 km SSE
  • The Warren31.1 km NW

Woods

  • Cannaleers Plantation745 m SSE
  • Pilcock Wood931 m WSW
  • Pixey Week Wood388 m S
  • Wester Wood846 m SE

Hills

  • Blastridge Hill2.4 km NNE
  • Broden Hill6.6 km WNW
  • Odam Hill2.7 km SE
  • Stone Hill2.8 km W

Lakes

  • Balman's Pool5.7 km W
  • Bradford Pond11.0 km ESE
  • Holywell Reservoir9.5 km NNE
  • Junction Pool7.9 km SW

Waterfalls

  • Becka Falls42.2 km S
  • Horseshoe Falls51.7 km S
  • White Lady Waterfall44.7 km SSW

Headlands

  • Duty Point27.6 km N
  • North Cleave27.7 km NNW

Islands

  • Burrow Nose31.4 km NW
  • Horsey Island27.2 km WNW

Wetlands

  • Trick's Marsh1.6 km NNE
  • Long Marsh8.6 km S
  • Roach Marsh10.4 km SSW

Health Services

  • South Molton Community HospitalHospital 3.8 km NNW
  • North Devon District HospitalHospital 20.2 km NW
  • Eastleigh Care HomeMedical 3.8 km NNW
  • Swimbridge House Nursing HomeMedical 13.3 km NW

Education

  • South Molton Community CollegeSchool 3.2 km NNW
  • South Molton United Church of England Primary SchoolSchool 3.3 km NNW
  • PetrocUniversity 20.0 km WNW

Train Stations

  • Kings Nympton8.1 km SW
  • Portsmouth Arms9.8 km WSW

Bus Stations

  • Barnstaple Bus Station19.7 km WNW
  • Exeter Bus Station35.4 km SE

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station60.2 km SSE
  • Plymouth Coach Station71.8 km SSW

Ferry Terminals

  • Starcross Pier47.6 km SSE
  • Greenway Quay68.9 km SSE

Airports

  • Exeter Airport39.8 km SE
  • Cardiff Airport56.6 km NE

Airfields

  • Eaglescott Airfield13.5 km WSW

Heliports

  • Lake Heliport30.8 km W

Harbours

  • Lynmouth Harbour27.4 km N
  • Watchet Harbour40.7 km ENE