Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Teignbridge · Region: South West
Explore Moretonhampstead, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moretonhampstead map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Moretonhampstead |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Teignbridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.661034 |
| Longitude | -3.764844 |
| Place Type | Town |
Moretonhampstead commands a rugged threshold where the granite spine of Dartmoor National Park rises to meet the shifting Devon sky. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 104°T, OS grid SX 753 860), and is situated north-north-east of North Bovey village. The settlement grew from the ancient wool trade, its economy once powered by the cool, clear currents of the Wray Brook that carve through the surrounding valleys. Today, the local trade sustains a quiet independence, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern industrial world. The sunlight here catches the grey stone of the older buildings, illuminating a history of sheep farming and market fairs that has long defined the character of the landscape. Historical memory lingers in the quiet stone of the Village Cross on Cross Street, a silent witness to centuries of travellers crossing the moor. Visitors often wander through the Motor Museum to find a different, mechanical sort of history, contrasting sharply with the enduring, moss-softened reality of the outdoor spaces. The spirit of the place is punctuated by the George Bidder statue, a bronze reminder of the Victorian engineer who left his mark upon the local railways and the wider world. Moretonhampstead retains a distinct, sturdy identity, unbothered by the passage of time as the winds blow down from the high tors. A certain stillness rests upon the streets, a weight of granite and tradition that anchors the soul against the vastness of the national park.
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Explore Moretonhampstead, 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: 50.661034, -3.764844. 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. |