Southdown, Cornwall
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Southdown is a coastal village in south-east Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated close to Millbrook
on the Rame Peninsula
, about five miles (8 km) south of Saltash
.
Southdown Quay was originally built as the Naval Victualling yard and later became a brickworks. The quay is now the home of Southdown Marina.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is situated close to Millbrook
Millbrook, Cornwall
Millbrook is a civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula four miles south of Saltash....
on the Rame Peninsula
Rame Peninsula
The Rame Peninsula is a peninsula in south-east Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The peninsula is surrounded by the English Channel to the south, Plymouth Sound to the east, and the estuary of the River Lynher to the north...
, about five miles (8 km) south of Saltash
Saltash
Saltash is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of 14,964. It lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ash tree by...
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Southdown Quay was originally built as the Naval Victualling yard and later became a brickworks. The quay is now the home of Southdown Marina.