Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
Explore West Down, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Down 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 | West Down |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.158747 |
| Longitude | -4.125892 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Down emerges from the folds of the North Devon landscape as a collection of stone and slate held fast against the Atlantic winds. It lies 3.3 miles south of Ilfracombe (from Ilfracombe: bearing 180°T, OS grid SS 514 420), and is situated south-south-east of Lincombe village. The light here has a peculiar, silvered quality, catching the high ridges of Snow Ball to the south-east before spilling down into the lanes that define the perimeter of West Down. Ancient barrows mark the higher ground towards the east, quiet earthen mounds that have watched the slow shift of seasons for centuries. Water finds its own path through this terrain, with the River Caen carving its trajectory through the fields to the north-east, nourishing the heavy, fertile soil. The architecture of West Down reflects a long intimacy with the land, featuring sturdy masonry that seems to have grown directly from the bedrock. Walking the periphery, one senses the quiet gravity of a place that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world. Every stone wall and gatepost serves as a silent marker of a history that prefers to be felt rather than spoken.
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Explore West Down, 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: 51.158747, -4.125892. 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. |