Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Bowd, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowd 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.
| Place | Bowd |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.702375 |
| Longitude | -3.263937 |
| Place Type | Village |
The verdant landscape surrounding Bowd hints at its agricultural heritage, with fields stretching towards the horizon. It lies 2.9 km north-west of Sidmouth (from Sidmouth: bearing 321°T, OS grid SY 108 899), and is situated east of Harpford village. Bowd itself is a small collection of dwellings, primarily residential, with a palpable sense of rural tranquility. The nearby East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provides a stunning backdrop, offering ample opportunities for walking and exploring the rolling hills and wooded valleys characteristic of this part of England. While Bowd lacks grand historical monuments, its charm lies in its peaceful setting and its connection to the wider Devon countryside.
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Explore Bowd, 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: 50.702375, -3.263937. 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 | June 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. |