Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Colwell, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Colwell 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Colwell, 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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| Place | Colwell |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.781041 |
| Longitude | -3.138735 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Colwell emerges from the verdant East Devon landscape as a modest collection of dwellings defined by the quiet tenacity of the surrounding farmland. It lies 2.5 miles east-south-east of Honiton (from Honiton: bearing 120°T, OS grid SY 198 985), and is situated south-south-east of Offwell village. The topography here is dictated by the slow, deliberate rise of the land towards the heights of Widworthy Hill, where the air thins and takes on a sharper, more bracing quality. Geologically, the earth beneath Colwell remains linked to the nearby Wilmington Quarry Sssi, a site that exposes the chalky foundations of this corner of the county. The light in the late afternoon often catches the limestone contours of the terrain, turning the fields into a sequence of muted, shifting greys and ochres. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the hamlet, the land slopes towards the drainage of the Offwell Brook, which carves a persistent, liquid path through the heavier clay soils. Colwell retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of busier thoroughfares, yet always aware of the ancient, elevated ridges that watch over its quiet progress.
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Explore Colwell, 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: 50.781041, -3.138735. 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 | August 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. |