Fremington Devon Map

About Fremington

Fremington, a village in North Devon, breathes with the quietude of the Taw Estuary’s embrace. It lies 4.8 km west-south-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 258°T, OS grid SS 511 324), and is situated west of Bickington village. The gentle slope of the land towards the water, where the reed beds rustle with secrets and the light often catches the estuary in a pearlescent sheen, lends a serene quality to Fremington. Its past, tied to the ebb and flow of the river, whispers through its older stone cottages and the enduring presence of its parish church, St. Peter's, whose spire has long been a marker against the Devon sky. Evidence of its agricultural heritage can still be seen in the surrounding fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds that shifts with the seasons, reflecting a landscape shaped by generations of quiet labour and connection to the earth. The air here often carries the faint, salty tang of the nearby sea, a constant reminder of the wider world that meets the estuary's end.

About This Fremington Map Page

Explore Fremington, 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: 51.072259, -4.125836. 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.