Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
Explore Dean Prior, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dean Prior 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.
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| Place | Dean Prior |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.457318 |
| Longitude | -3.791216 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Dean Prior commands a quiet dignity upon the rolling folds of the South Hams, where the earth seems to hold the memory of centuries in its deep, dark loam. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Buckfastleigh (from Buckfastleigh: bearing 199°T, OS grid SX 729 634), and is situated north-north-west of Rattery village. The light here possesses a peculiar, silvered quality, filtering through the canopy of Dean Wood to illuminate the lanes with a transient, ethereal glow. Nearby, the waters of Moorshead Brook carve a restless path through the landscape, their constant babble providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the fields. Robert Herrick, the celebrated seventeenth-century poet, once served as vicar here, finding in these surroundings the inspiration for his lyrical verse. The proximity of Potter’s Wood SSSI adds a layer of untamed verdancy, where the ancient pulse of the Devonshire countryside remains undisturbed by the modern rush. Dean Prior keeps its own counsel, remaining a place where the shadows stretch long and thoughtful across the stone walls as evening descends.
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Explore Dean Prior, 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: 50.457318, -3.791216. 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. |