Blackdown Devon Map

About Blackdown

Blackdown claims its quiet place in the West Devon landscape, a scatter of homes beneath an expansive sky. It lies 6.0 km north-north-east of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 20°T, OS grid SX 503 800), and is situated north of Mary Tavy village. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant heather, a subtle perfume breathed from the surrounding moorland. Fields, stitched with ancient stone walls, roll gently, catching the fleeting sunlight that often spills over the western horizon. The lanes that thread through Blackdown are narrow and winding, often bordered by hedgerows thick with hawthorn and the occasional proud oak, their branches like gnarled fingers reaching towards the heavens. Life here unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, a quiet echo of the agricultural rhythms that have shaped this corner of England for generations.

About This Blackdown Map Page

Explore Blackdown, 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: 50.600918, -4.116318. 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.