Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Birchill, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birchill 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 Birchill, 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 | Birchill |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.824894 |
| Longitude | -2.986336 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Birchill preserves a quietude that seems to hold the breath of the ancient Devon countryside. It lies 3.0 miles north of Axminster (from Axminster: bearing 11°T, OS grid ST 306 032), and is situated south-south-west of Chardstock village. The land rises in subtle, rhythmic swells toward the horizon, where the profile of Honey Hill catches the first amber light of dawn. Hedgerows thick with hawthorn and hazel define the boundaries of small, irregular fields that have supported local agricultural life for generations. To the north, the damp, sequestered hollow of Farway Marsh offers a cool contrast to the sun-warmed slopes of the surrounding hills. Birchill remains a place where the passage of time is marked not by the chime of clocks, but by the shifting shadows cast across the lanes. The air here holds a clarity that renders the distance between distant ridges surprisingly sharp to the eye. Such a landscape invites a patient observation of the seasons, revealing a persistent beauty in the simple, unadorned geometry of the earth.
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Explore Birchill, 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: 50.824894, -2.986336. 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. |