Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
Explore East Down, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Down 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 East Down, 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 | East Down |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.159197 |
| Longitude | -4.000501 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
East Down captures the quiet gravity of a landscape shaped by long-standing agricultural tradition and the persistent, low-slung light of North Devon. It lies 6.0 miles north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 25°T, OS grid SS 602 418), and is situated north of Shirwell village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular tension, particularly as the ground climbs toward the elevated ridge of Ford Hill just a short distance to the north-north-west. Ancient echoes of the past persist in the local topography, where the earth bears the marks of early inhabitants near the barrows of Higher Mattocks Down. East Down maintains a character defined by its resilient stone architecture and the expansive, open skies that seem to press down upon the fields. To the south-east, the curated grounds of Arlington Court offer a contrast to the wilder, unkempt edges of the surrounding moorland. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, often smelling of damp gorse and the salt-tinged winds blowing in from the Bristol Channel. Through the seasons, East Down retains a stoic composure, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its parish boundaries.
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Explore East Down, 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: 51.159197, -4.000501. 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. |