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Challaborough Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West

Explore Challaborough, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Challaborough 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Challaborough, 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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PlaceChallaborough
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughSouth Hams
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.291072
Longitude-3.897209
Place TypeVillage

About Challaborough

Challaborough emerges from the rugged coastline of the South Hams as a place where the Atlantic wind meets the enduring slate of the Devon bedrock. It lies 5.3 miles west of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 275°T, OS grid SX 649 451), and is situated south-south-west of Ringmore village. The Atlantic swell rolls toward Challaborough Beach with a rhythmic persistence, carving the shoreline into a theatre of shifting foam and grey water. Above the tide, the land rises into the rounded contours of Clematon Hill, where the sparse grasses bend under the salt-heavy air. To the south, the skeletal remains of the Fisherman’s Lookout stand as a silent witness to the generations who watched for shoals in the grey, churning distance. Challaborough retains the spare, unadorned beauty of an exposed headland where the light often fractures into sharp, silvery prisms across the wet sand. This coastal edge maintains a quiet distance from the inland lanes, defined more by the violence of the surf than by the architecture of human endeavour. Here, the maritime horizon dominates every view, offering a stark reminder of the wilder, untamed forces that govern the rhythm of the tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Challaborough Beach (Beach) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
  • The Warren (Wetland) — 0.6 mi, 171° S
  • Clematon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 143° SE
  • Bigbury-on-Sea (Beach) — 0.7 mi, 175° S
  • Fisherman's Gardens (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 192° SSW
  • Fisherman’s Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 192° SSW
  • Mount Folly (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 100° E
  • Roman Settlement Site At Bantham Ham (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 134° SE · 13 ha
  • Medieval Dovecote At Bigbury Court (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 054° NE
  • Long Barrow And Two Bowl Barrows, 200M South East Of Chapelcombe (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 044° NE · 1 ha
  • Buckland Stream (River) — 2.0 mi, 122° ESE
  • Flete (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 323° NW · 223 ha
  • Pamflete Beach Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 312° NW
  • South Milton Ley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 130° SE · 17 ha
  • Erme Estuary Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 319° NW · 439 ha
  • Old Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 065° ENE
  • Ayleston Brook (River) — 3.7 mi, 016° NNE
  • Brownston Gallery (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 006° N
  • Greystone Ledge (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 156° SSE
  • South Devon (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 4.5 mi, 070° ENE · 340 ha
  • Kings Cinema (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 094° E
  • Cookworthy Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 093° E
  • Duncombe Park (Park) — 5.4 mi, 094° E
  • Cattle Market Garden (Park) — 5.4 mi, 095° E
  • South Devon Chilli Farm (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Salcombe Retreat (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 139° SE
  • The Clam (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.9 mi, 308° NW
  • Filham Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.1 mi, 356° N
  • Combe (Valley) — 6.1 mi, 133° SE
  • Saddle (Wetland) — 6.2 mi, 108° ESE

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About This Challaborough Map Page

Explore Challaborough, 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: 50.291072, -3.897209. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.