Historic houses · South West England
Berry Head House
Berry Head House — house in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Churston · 4.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Berry Head House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.4008°, -3.4947°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Berry Head to Sharkham Point SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BERRY HEAD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Berry Head House (now used as the Berry Head Hotel) is a large detached house in Brixham, England. It is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was originally built in 1809 by the Board of Ordinance as a military hospital in support of the three Napoleonic war forts on Berry Head. Later it became the home of the hymnist and poet Henry Francis Lyte who turned the building into a country house and bought the surrounding lands.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.4008, -3.4947
- District
- Torbay
- Parish
- Brixham
- Postcode
- TQ5 9AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Devon
- Nearest railway station
- Churston — 4.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978898 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berry Head House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Berry Head Hotel (from water).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berry Head House?
- Berry Head House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ5 9AJ), in the parish of Brixham.
- Is Berry Head House a listed building?
- Berry Head House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Berry Head House a protected site?
- Yes — Berry Head House is part of the Berry Head to Sharkham Point SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BERRY HEAD National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Berry Head House?
- The nearest railway station is Churston, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ5 9AJ.