(Hamlet near Whiddon Down)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
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| Place | Venton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.705133 |
| Longitude | -3.852112 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Venton reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and slate, caught in the rugged embrace of the Devon landscape. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 347°T, OS grid SX 693 911), and is situated south-south-east of Whiddon Down village. Within the expansive reach of Dartmoor National Park, Venton maintains a composure defined by the stark, ancient granite that underpins the surrounding hills. To the east, the Neolithic presence of Spinsters' Rock commands the slopes, its heavy capstone balanced by hands long turned to dust. The light here possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the drystone walls that partition the fields into a mosaic of moss and pasture. Nearby, the Rushford Wood Sssi preserves a dense, tangled vitality that contrasts with the spare, open horizons of the higher moorland. Venton remains a place where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, rising rain, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Explore Venton, 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: 50.705133, -3.852112. 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. |