Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
Explore Furzehill, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Furzehill 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 Furzehill, 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 | Furzehill |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.190803 |
| Longitude | -3.825441 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Furzehill commands a rugged prominence where the high, wind-scoured horizons of the West Country meet the expansive, heather-strewn wilderness of Exmoor National Park. It lies 2.7 miles south of Lynton (from Lynton: bearing 171°T, OS grid SS 725 450), and is situated south-south-east of Barbrook village. Ancient earthworks mark the surrounding terrain, most notably the Iron Age defended settlement of Roborough Castle, which sits as a silent sentinel upon the rising ground to the north-east. The light here possesses a clarity that sharpens the edges of the drystone walls, revealing the deep, rhythmic contours of the moorland that define the local topography. To the south, the landscape falls away toward the quiet, carving presence of Ruckham Combe, where water and time have conspired to hollow out the earth. The air around Furzehill carries the faint, sharp tang of distant salt spray mingled with the scent of damp gorse and peat. Solitary shadows stretch long across the common in the late afternoon, tracing the hidden lines of a landscape that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Furzehill, 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: 51.190803, -3.825441. 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. |