Brownston is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is located within Modbury Parish.

Brownston
Brownston Location within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	SX6952
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
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List of places United Kingdom 50.35°N 03.84°W / 50.35; -03.84

Its church (dedicated to St John the Baptist) is now a private home and was built in 1844. There is also a converted Wesleyan chapel. Several of the farmhouses in Brownston are grade II listed. It also has a converted school and forge and was a busier place when the road through Brownston was a main route for people travelling from the South Hams area to Plymouth during the gold rush days. Brownston Cross was renamed California Cross at this time.

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• Brownston community page

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