(Village near Chambercombe)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
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| Place | Hele |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.207153 |
| Longitude | -4.099788 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hele holds a rugged maritime character where the North Devon coastline yields to the persistent influence of the tides. It lies 1.1 miles east of Ilfracombe (from Ilfracombe: bearing 87°T, OS grid SS 534 474), and is situated east-north-east of Chambercombe village. Salt-laden air sweeps across the landscape, cooling the slopes where the Hillsborough Promontory Fort guards the rugged horizon with its ancient, silent earthworks. Below these heights, the stone walls of the Hele Cornmill remain, enduring as a functional relic of an era when water-driven gears ground the grain for the surrounding fields. The Hele Valley Stream wanders toward the sea, carving a narrow path that softens the transition between the rolling hills and the jagged edge of the cliffs. Where the land meets the Atlantic, the grey pebbles of Hele Beach rattle like dry bones under the rhythmic retreat of the surf. This coastal edge possesses a stark, unadorned beauty that changes with the shifting light of the Bristol Channel. The proximity to such precipitous terrain ensures that Hele remains tethered to the elemental forces of the wind and the rising spray.
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Explore Hele, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.207153, -4.099788. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |