Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Alwington, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alwington 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 Alwington, 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 | Alwington |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.986470 |
| Longitude | -4.273805 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alwington maintains a quiet, earth-bound presence amidst the rolling agricultural folds of the Torridge district. It lies 3.7 miles south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 235°T, OS grid SS 405 232), and is situated south of Fairy Cross village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from inland fields toward the rugged Atlantic coastline, where the salt-heavy air often clings to the hedgerows. A short walk south-south-east leads to the Churchyard Cross Socket Stone, a stoic relic of medieval devotion that anchors the parish to a deeper, older sense of time. Further to the north-west, the terrain drops away toward Portledge Mouth, where the land yields to the sea in a messy, unceasing collision of silt and tide. Alwington breathes through its pastoral solitude, far removed from the frantic pace of modern transit routes. Light here feels substantial, catching the rough texture of stone walls and the deep, dark green of the valley slopes with a clarity that renders the horizon sharp and unforgiving. This is a geography of hidden corners and stubborn persistence, where the geography itself dictates the slow, deliberate pace of local life.
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Explore Alwington, 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: 50.986470, -4.273805. 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. |