Clifton Devon Map

About Clifton

Clifton, a quiet hamlet in North Devon, rests where the land begins to rise towards the tors. It lies 8.9 km north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 26°T, OS grid SS 600 412), and is situated north of Shirwell village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant lowing of cattle, a gentle perfume of husbandry. Fields, patched with the emerald of pasture and the ochre of ploughed soil, unfold like a rumpled quilt under a sky that can shift from the bruised purple of an approaching storm to a luminous, pale gold. The houses of Clifton, mostly built of local stone, seem to have grown organically from the landscape, their chimneys exhaling thin wisps of smoke that dissolve into the vastness. A weathered fingerpost, its lettering softened by years of sun and rain, points the way towards the scattered farms that dot the surrounding countryside, each a small, self-contained world.

About This Clifton Map Page

Explore Clifton, 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: 51.153122, -4.001840. 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.