Southdown, Cornwall

50°21′11″N 4°12′32″W

Southdown on the Insworke Peninsula

Southdown is a coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the banks of the Hamoaze east of Millbrook on the Rame Peninsula, about five miles (8 km) south of Saltash.[1]

Southdown Quay was originally built as a naval victualling yard and later became a brickworks. The quay is now the home of Southdown Marina.

References

  1. Philip's Street Atlas Cornwall. London: Philip's, 2003; p. 133


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