Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
Explore Bowden, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowden 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 Bowden, 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 | Bowden |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.329196 |
| Longitude | -3.624295 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bowden emerges from the rolling folds of the South Hams as a quiet cluster of stone and slate. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Dartmouth (from Dartmouth: bearing 232°T, OS grid SX 844 489), and is situated west-north-west of Stoke Fleming village. Salt-laden winds from the coast temper the air, carrying the faint, bracing scent of the sea across the fields toward the nearby Blackpool Sands. Bowden retains a stoic composure, its architecture reflecting the utilitarian grace of agricultural life that has long defined this part of Devon. To the north-west, the quiet expanse of Ash Reservoir holds the sky in a mirror of still, dark water, offering a stark contrast to the lively currents of the coast. The terrain here rises and falls with a rhythmic persistence, forcing the light to catch the edges of stone walls and hedge-banks in sharp, fleeting relief. Life in Bowden moves in accordance with the turning of seasons rather than the ticking of clocks, grounded by the heavy, fertile earth of the South Hams. This landscape remains indifferent to the frantic pace of modern transit, favouring the slow, deliberate work of the soil.
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Explore Bowden, 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: 50.329196, -3.624295. 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. |