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Creacombe Devon Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Creacombe, 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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PlaceCreacombe
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.962048
Longitude-3.682227
Place TypeHamlet

About Creacombe

Creacombe emerges from the rolling folds of the North Devon landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient endurance of its stone and mortar. It lies 7.6 miles east-south-east of South Molton (from South Molton: bearing 120°T, OS grid SS 819 194), and is situated west-north-west of Rackenford village. The light here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the gorse that blazes across the nearby slopes of Beaple's Hill with a brightness that defies the grey of a gathering sky. Below these elevations, the Sturcombe River cuts a persistent, winding path through the heavy clay, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-voiced urgency that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding fields. Creacombe remains tethered to an agricultural heritage where the boundary between the cultivated hedge-bank and the wilder moorland feels permeable and thin. The architecture of the parish church, with its austere masonry, anchors the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the fluid, shifting shadows cast by passing clouds. Every lane leading toward the horizon seems to hold a memory of horse-drawn transit, persisting long after the modern world has accelerated elsewhere. Such permanence offers a rare stillness, allowing the observer to trace the slow, tectonic pulse of a landscape that has refused to be hurried by the passing of centuries.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Beaple's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 019° NNE
  • Sturcombe River (River) — 1.6 mi, 196° SSW
  • Beaple's Combe (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 357° N
  • Venhay Down (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 268° W
  • Berry Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 146° SE
  • Saucer Barrow 100M South West Of Knowstone Moor Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 032° NNE
  • Two Bowl Barrows 100M East Of Catkill Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 281° WNW
  • Rackenford Common (Park) — 2.1 mi, 109° ESE
  • Hare'S Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 060° ENE · 225 ha
  • Bradford Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 181° S
  • The Green (Park) — 2.3 mi, 304° NW
  • Little Dart River (River) — 2.3 mi, 115° ESE
  • Woodburn Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 053° NE
  • Rifton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.9 mi, 096° E
  • Barton Marsh (Wetland) — 5.0 mi, 031° NNE
  • Briggins Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.7 mi, 052° NE · 15 ha
  • R.O.C. Witheridge (Site of) (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 211° SSW
  • Knackershole Garden Theatre (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Trick's Marsh (Wetland) — 6.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • Wonham Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 6.8 mi, 071° ENE
  • Mounsey Castle (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 032° NNE
  • Three Waters (Lake / Reservoir) — 7.6 mi, 024° NNE
  • South Molton Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 300° WNW
  • Lorna Doone (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Dulverton Heritage Centre (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Tarr Steps Woodland (National Nature Reserve) — 8.4 mi, 017° NNE · 33 ha
  • Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 077° ENE
  • Old platform - Bolham Stop (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 108° ESE
  • Bampton Castle (Castle) — 8.8 mi, 076° ENE
  • Knightshayes Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 9.1 mi, 106° ESE · 153 ha

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About This Creacombe Map Page

Explore Creacombe, 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: 50.962048, -3.682227. 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.