Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Alminstone Cross, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alminstone Cross 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alminstone Cross, 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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| Place | Alminstone Cross |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.956653 |
| Longitude | -4.353815 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alminstone Cross emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Torridge district as a modest junction where the rhythms of rural Devon pulse with an ancient, unhurried persistence. It lies 7.7 miles west-south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 237°T, OS grid SS 347 201), and is situated east-south-east of Woolfardisworthy village. The horizon here is defined by a low, rolling topography that catches the Atlantic light, casting long, bruised shadows across the hedgerows as the day wanes. A short distance to the north, the water at Cranford Water holds a mirror to the shifting clouds, offering a brief, reflective pause in the otherwise industrious agricultural landscape. The presence of the nearby Melbury Plantation introduces a dense, verdant counterpoint to the open fields, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine needles. Alminstone Cross serves primarily as a navigator’s point in a network of narrow, winding lanes that have guided travellers through this corner of the South West for generations. These roads, bounded by thick banks of moss and fern, retain a wild, untamed character that defies the rigid geometry of modern thoroughfares. Every transition of the season alters the clarity of the air, sharpening the contours of the land until the very stones seem to breathe under the weight of the cooling evening.
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Explore Alminstone Cross, 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: 50.956653, -4.353815. 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 | August 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. |