famous road
Atlantic Highway (A39)
Spectacular coastal road running through north Devon and Cornwall past dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches and picturesque harbour villages.
7 km · about 15 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Poundstock works well as a base: 5 minutes from Jacobstow, 7km from Atlantic Highway (A39).
Poundstock is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Poundstock (Cornish: Tregorlann) is a civil parish and a hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated four miles (6.5 km) south of Bude half-a-mile west of the A39 trunk road about one mile from the coast.
Poundstock civil parish is in the Registration District of Stratton. ItRead more
is bounded to the west by the Atlantic Ocean; to the north by Marhamchurch parish, to the east by Week St Mary parish, and to the south by the parishes of Jacobstow and St Gennys. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 805, increasing to 925 at the 2011 census. An electoral ward bearing the same name also exists with a population at the same census of 3,846.
The manor of Poundstock was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Jovin from Robert, Count of Mortain. Before 1066 it had been held by Gytha who paid tax for one virgate of land but there was one hide of land and land for 6 ploughs. There were 2 ploughs, 1 serf, 1 villein, 3 smallholders, 10 acres of woodland, 40 acres of pasture, 10 cattle and 50 sheep. The value of the manor was £1; "this land is of St. Kew's".
A free community magazine, The Poundstock Packet, is produced every two months and distributed to every household in the parish.
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Poundstock is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7667 latitude, -4.5500 longitude.
Poundstock has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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7 km · about 15 min drive
waterfall
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castle
Dramatic clifftop ruins steeped in Arthurian legend, connected to the mainland by a striking modern footbridge above the Atlantic.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Savage stretch of North Devon coast where contorted rock strata zigzag into the Atlantic, reached by a dead-end road down the cliffs to a 16th-century harbour site and pub. Shipwreck country with a small museum.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Impossibly steep cobbled fishing village cascading down to a tiny harbour, where donkeys once carried goods and no cars are permitted.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Spectacular complex of enormous biome domes nestled in a former clay pit, housing the world's largest indoor rainforest.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Stunted, moss-drowned oaks growing between granite boulders form one of Britain's last high-altitude temperate rainforests, long linked with Druid legend. A 20-minute walk from the Two Bridges car park on Dartmoor.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Giant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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