Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
Explore Charles, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Charles 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 | Charles |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.080233 |
| Longitude | -3.874923 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Charles, a quiet hamlet in North Devon, offers a glimpse into a landscape shaped by gentle slopes and the enduring presence of agricultural life. It lies 7.5 km north-north-west of South Molton (from South Molton: bearing 337°T, OS grid SS 687 328), and is situated south of Brayford village. The very air here seems to carry a faint, earthy perfume, a testament to the surrounding fields and hedgerows that have been tended for generations. The small cluster of dwellings, often built from local stone that catches the afternoon sun with a warm, muted glow, suggests a past where life moved at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land. The distant bleating of sheep can sometimes drift on the breeze, a constant reminder of the pastoral heart that beats within Charles.
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Explore Charles, 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: 51.080233, -3.874923. 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. |