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Charles Devon Map

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.

Interactive Map of Charles, Devon

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Charles, 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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PlaceCharles
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.080233
Longitude-3.874923
Place TypeHamlet

About Charles

Charles emerges from the North Devon landscape as a quiet collection of stone and pasture, marking the threshold where the rolling hills begin to deepen into the shadows of the Exmoor fringe. It lies 4.7 miles 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 light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the slate roofs of Charles after a rain shower and turning them into polished silver against the bruised purple of the horizon. Nearby, the dense canopy of Lower Molland Wood creates a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open, wind-swept fields that define the immediate geography. To the west, the ancient earthworks of the camp on Mockham Down persist as subtle wrinkles in the turf, silent witnesses to centuries of human movement across these ridges. The air in Charles feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp moss and the distant, metallic tang of the River Bray. Life here follows the slow pulse of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the persistent, unyielding grip of the wind. Such a landscape demands a certain stoicism from those who dwell within it, as the horizon remains wide, indifferent, and beautifully vast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lower Molland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Round Barrow Cemetery 450M South West Of Tossell'S Barton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 290° WNW · 2 ha
  • Steep Head (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 138° SE
  • Mockham Down (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 325° NW
  • Camp On Mockham Down (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 324° NW · 2 ha
  • Accott Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 260° W
  • Two Bowl Barrows 150M And 220M South West Of Rews Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 103° ESE
  • Sham Castle (Castle) — 2.7 mi, 199° SSW
  • Castle Hill (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.8 mi, 202° SSW · 17k acres
  • Span Bottom (Valley) — 3.0 mi, 061° ENE
  • High Down Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 220° SW · 2 ha
  • The Lawn (Park) — 3.6 mi, 117° ESE
  • Triumphal Arch (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 199° SSW
  • Millenium Green (Park) — 3.9 mi, 316° NW
  • Kinsford Water (River) — 4.5 mi, 059° ENE
  • Nadrid Water (River) — 4.5 mi, 171° S
  • South Molton Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 158° SSE
  • Holywell Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 104° ESE
  • Exmoor Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.2 mi, 335° NNW
  • Cracked Barn (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 332° NNW
  • Pinkworthy And Driver Farm Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.6 mi, 027° NNE · 70 ha
  • Ruined Tractor (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Bray Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.8 mi, 004° N
  • Landkey Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 260° W
  • Wistlandpound Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.1 mi, 333° NNW
  • Cobbaton Combat Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 228° SW
  • Trick's Marsh (Wetland) — 6.3 mi, 154° SSE
  • Arlington Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.3 mi, 308° NW · 188 ha
  • Carriage House (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 314° NW
  • Youlston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 6.7 mi, 292° WNW · 63 ha

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About This Charles Map Page

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 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.