Jacobstowe is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Jacobstowe

There are great places to visit near Jacobstowe 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.

Jacobstowe is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,

Don't miss Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter's historic buildings if visiting the area around Jacobstowe.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Jacobstowe.

The area around Jacobstowe features a number of interesting canals including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

The area around Jacobstowe's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.

Jacobstowe's best nearby beaches can be found at Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

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

Dartmoor is one of Jacobstowe's best, nearby sssis to visit in Jacobstowe.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Jacobstowe including Dartmoor.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Jacobstowe including Dartmoor.

The area around Jacobstowe boasts some of the best towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

The area around Jacobstowe's best parks can be found at Bicton Park.

Exeter Airport is one of Jacobstowe's best, nearby airports to visit in Jacobstowe.

Jacobstowe is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

Berry Pomeroy Castle is a great place to visit close to Jacobstowe if you like ruins.

Jacobstowe History

There are some historic monuments around Jacobstowe:

• An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• Churchyard cross 10m south of Bondleigh church
• North easternmost cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Four cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• St John's Holy Well
• Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Deserted medieval site 1/4 mile (400m) W of Okehampton camp
• A round cairn 190m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
• Round cairn on Black Down 410m south west of Anthony Stile
• Wayside cross in Sampford Courtenay village 55m NNW of Cherrywell Cottages
• Wayside cross at Durdon Cross
• Wayside cross at crossroads 120m NNW of St Andrew's Church
• Week Barn Cross
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Wayside cross at Bulland Cross
• Okehampton Artillery Range: Linear and Curved Target Railways on F Range
• Round cairn 570m west of Stoneyhurst
• Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh
• Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon
• Two hut circles E of Foxes Holt
• Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's Church
• World War II air traffic control building 400m north west of Seckington Cross, on the former airfield of RAF Winkleigh
• A round cairn on Watchet Hill
• A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
• Meldon viaduct
• Court Castle
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Moated site at Grange Farm
• Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Round cairn and cist on Black Down 1.6km east of Higher Bowden
• Deserted medieval site NW of Okehampton camp
• Churchyard cross 3m south of Huish church porch
• Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm
• Deserted medieval site N of Okehampton camp
• Croft Castle
• Okehampton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650m south east of Tawcroft
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Churchyard cross 6m south of Dowland church
• Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East Linnacombe
• Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Three cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Eighteen cairns, a length of bank and a recumbent stone forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Wayside cross at Trecott beside Wellsprings Lane
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Churchyard cross 12m south of Sampford Courtenay church
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Stone hut circle settlement at Higher Tor
• Bowl barrow on Wadland Down
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church
• Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross
• Guide post at Place Cross
• Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm
• Cairn and cist forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Round cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Taw River tin blowing mill, 840m south of Tawcroft
• Churchyard cross 4m south of Honeychurch church
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Higher Tor
• Wayside cross in the garden hedge of Southcott Cottage, at a crossroads called Southcott Cross
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Nine Stones ring cairn on Belstone Common
• Cairnfield 790m north west of Stoneyhurst
• Three cairns forming the westernmost part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Deserted medieval site 1/2 mile (810m) W of Okehampton camp
• Ring cairn 230m south east of Cullever Steps
• Okehampton Roman fort, fortlet and associated enclosures
• Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairnfield, irregular aggregate field system, a ring cairn and three round cairns 800m and 920m south of Moorgate Farm
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Cairnfield 760m west of Stoneyhurst
• An agglomerated enclosed settlement 480m west of Stoneyhurst
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well
• Round cairn 550m SSE of Longstone Hill summit
• Four cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford Farm
• Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
• Medieval homesteads S of Meldon quarry
• Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill
• Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross
• Camp SE of Okehampton