(Hamlet near South Pool)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
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| Place | Ford |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.252381 |
| Longitude | -3.701372 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford, a quiet hamlet in Devon's South Hams, offers a gentle respite from the world's clamour. It lies 5.0 km east-north-east of Salcombe (from Salcombe: bearing 71°T, OS grid SX 788 405), and is situated east-north-east of South Pool village. The landscape around Ford, a subtle interplay of rolling fields and ancient hedgerows, often catches the soft, diffused light characteristic of this South West corner of England, lending an almost luminous quality to the verdant slopes. The air here, carrying the faint scent of salt from the nearby estuary, seems to hold a peculiar stillness, a quietude that speaks of generations who have lived and worked this land. The very stones of the few cottages that constitute Ford seem to absorb this tranquility, their weathered surfaces bearing the silent witness of seasons past. Here, the rhythm of life is dictated not by the urgent pulse of industry, but by the slow turning of the earth and the predictable ebb and flow of the tides, a cadence that has shaped Ford for centuries.
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Explore Ford, 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: 50.252381, -3.701372. 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.
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| Page built | June 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. |