Beacon Devon Map

About Beacon

Beacon rests quietly in the East Devon landscape, a collection of dwellings gathered around a modest green. It lies 4.8 km north-north-east of Honiton (from Honiton: bearing 19°T, OS grid ST 179 052), and is situated north-north-west of Monkton village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a subtle perfume of the surrounding countryside that seems to cling to the stone walls of its older buildings. A small parish church, its tower a stoic sentinel against the wide Devon sky, anchors the hamlet's heart, its bells a gentle chime on the wind. The fields that embrace Beacon are a patchwork of muted greens and browns, their contours softened by the rolling terrain, and in the early morning, a pearly mist can often be seen to gather in the hollows, lending the scene a timeless quality. Life here unfolds with a quiet deliberation, a rhythm dictated more by the seasons than by the hurried pulse of the outside world.

About This Beacon Map Page

Explore Beacon, 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: 50.840631, -3.166687. 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.