Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
Explore Goveton, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Goveton 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.
| Place | Goveton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.303950 |
| Longitude | -3.750634 |
| Place Type | Village |
Goveton rests in the gentle embrace of Devon's South Hams, a quiet corner where the land breathes softly. It lies 2.9 km north-east of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 40°T, OS grid SX 754 463), and is situated south-west of East Allington village. The fields surrounding Goveton possess a luminous quality, catching the afternoon sun in a way that suggests ancient, undisturbed peace. A network of narrow lanes, often bordered by hedgerows thick with hawthorn and bramble, leads through the landscape, hinting at a history of slow, deliberate passage. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant sea, a subtle reminder of the proximity to the South Devon coast. The quietude of Goveton is not an absence of life, but a profound stillness, a place where the world seems to pause and reflect.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Goveton, 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: 50.303950, -3.750634. 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 | 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. |