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Alderford Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West

Explore Alderford, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alderford 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.

Interactive Map of Alderford, Devon

How to Use This Alderford, Devon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alderford, Devon, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceAlderford
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.215466
Longitude-3.772521
Place TypeHamlet

About Alderford

Alderford endures as a quiet collection of dwellings held within the rugged, ancient embrace of Exmoor National Park. It lies 2.8 miles east-south-east of Lynton (from Lynton: bearing 109°T, OS grid SS 762 477), and is situated east-south-east of Lynmouth village. The land here rises and falls in rhythmic swells, a green anatomy of earth that seems to breathe beneath the shifting Atlantic clouds. Only a short distance away, the East Lyn River carves a frantic, silver line through the deep, wooded combes, its voice a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the hills. Alderford occupies a position of sheltered isolation, where the light hits the bracken with a burnished, metallic clarity during the late afternoon. To the north, the terrain ascends toward the high, windswept ridge of Kipscombe Hill, where the air grows thin and tastes of salt-spray carried from the Bristol Channel. Every stone and boundary wall around Alderford reflects the resilience of a landscape shaped by centuries of weather and the slow, persistent labour of the upland farmer. Here, the horizon feels expansive and unburdened, offering a sharp, cold perspective on the wilder reaches of the Devon coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Exmoor National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 693 ha
  • Watersmeet Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 346 ha
  • East Lyn River (River) — 0.2 mi, 220° SW
  • Long Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 301° WNW
  • Exmoor Coastal Heaths Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 027° NNE · 17k acres
  • Scob Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 219° SW
  • Kipscombe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 009° N
  • Bowl Barrow 230M North East Of School House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 032° NNE
  • East Lyn Valley (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 084° E
  • Myrtleberry North Camp, A Late Prehistoric Multiple Enclosure Fort 200M North West Of Waters Meet House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 295° WNW · 2 ha
  • Myrtleberry South Camp, A Late Prehistoric Hillslope Enclosure 440M South West Of Waters Meet House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 283° WNW
  • South Myrtelbury Iron Age Enclosure (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 284° WNW
  • Myrtlebury North Iron Age Enclosure (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 295° WNW
  • Wester Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 300° WNW
  • Sillery Sands (Beach) — 1.8 mi, 313° NW
  • The Foreland (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 342° NNW
  • Middleham Gardens (Park) — 2.3 mi, 291° WNW
  • Lankcombe Stream (River) — 2.3 mi, 131° SE
  • Point Perilous (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Eastern Beach (Beach) — 2.5 mi, 298° WNW
  • Lyn Model Railway (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 292° WNW
  • The Glen Lyn Gorge (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 291° WNW
  • Lynton and Exmoor Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 289° WNW
  • Lynmouth Flood Memorial Hall (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 293° WNW
  • The Walker (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 294° WNW
  • Lynton Cinema (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 290° WNW
  • Lynton Toy Museum & Shop (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 289° WNW
  • Ruddy Ball (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 295° WNW
  • Old Tennis Court (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 291° WNW
  • Pinkworthy Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.2 mi, 214° SW

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About This Alderford Map Page

Explore Alderford, 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: 51.215466, -3.772521. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.