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Chelfham Devon Map

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

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

How to Use This Chelfham, Devon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chelfham, 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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PlaceChelfham
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.103360
Longitude-3.986690
Place TypeHamlet

About Chelfham

Chelfham emerges from the verdant folds of North Devon, where the air holds the cool, damp memory of the nearby Atlantic. It lies 3.5 miles east-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 64°T, OS grid SS 610 356), and is situated north-north-east of Goodleigh village. The landscape surrounding Chelfham is defined by the steep, rhythmic rise of hills that shepherd the light into long, golden bars across the valley floor. High above the tracks of the defunct Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, the earth retains the silent geometry of a hillfort at Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood. These ancient embankments watch over the passage of time, their defensive ridges softened by centuries of rain and growth. To the west, the grand expanse of Youlston Park introduces a formal elegance to the wilder, unkempt character of the terrain. Chelfham remains defined by the persistent stone of its viaduct, an architectural skeleton that anchors the hamlet to a history of steam and iron. Here, the silence is not an absence of sound but a heavy, deliberate presence that settles upon the fields as the sun dips below the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hillfort, Cunnilear Or Coneybeare Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 017° NNE · 2 ha
  • Camp In Smay'S Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 082° E
  • Motte Called Castle Roborough (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 027° NNE
  • Youlston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 304° WNW · 63 ha
  • Arlington Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.3 mi, 356° N · 188 ha
  • Millenium Green (Park) — 2.4 mi, 060° ENE
  • Yeo Valley Community Woodland (Park) — 2.5 mi, 240° WSW
  • Pudnor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 274° W
  • Plaistow Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 289° WNW · 13 ha
  • Arlington Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 356° N · 46 ha
  • White Cawsey (Hill / Mountain) — 2.8 mi, 021° NNE
  • Sowden Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 234° SW
  • Bradiford Water (River) — 2.8 mi, 284° WNW
  • Landkey Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 200° SSW
  • Yarnacott Stream (River) — 2.9 mi, 185° S
  • Ruined Tractor (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 024° NNE
  • Carriage House (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 003° N
  • Accott Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 130° SE
  • St Anne's Chapel (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • Queens Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • Scott Cinemas Barnstaple (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 241° WSW
  • Cracked Barn (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 034° NE
  • Exmoor Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Wistlandpound Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 029° NNE
  • Tawstock Castle (Castle) — 4.6 mi, 227° SW
  • Golden Valley (Valley) — 4.7 mi, 215° SW
  • Taw Valley (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 212° SSW
  • Penhill Ridge (Wetland) — 5.6 mi, 261° W
  • Castle Hill (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 5.7 mi, 138° SE · 17k acres

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About This Chelfham Map Page

Explore Chelfham, 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: 51.103360, -3.986690. 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.