Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Blackdown, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackdown 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 Blackdown, 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 | Blackdown |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.600918 |
| Longitude | -4.116318 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackdown rises as a robust witness to the rugged transition where the lowlands yield to the austere majesty of the high moor. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-east of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 20°T, OS grid SX 503 800), and is situated north of Mary Tavy village. The landscape here breathes with the vast, unyielding openness of Dartmoor National Park, where the horizon feels close enough to touch in the thin, clear air of the uplands. To the north, the slopes of Gibbet Hill cast long, violet shadows across the heather as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. The earth carries the memory of industry in its stony veins, evidenced by the stark silhouette of the Wheal Betsy Pumping House standing guard over the valley. Here, the wind carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a reminder of the tinners who once bent their backs to extract wealth from the stubborn rock. Blackdown holds a quiet dignity, defined more by the shifting clouds above the granite tors than by the clamour of modern life. Those who walk these paths find the ground beneath their boots firm and ancient, offering a solitude that is both grounding and profound.
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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.
| 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. |