Great Fossend Devon Map

About Great Fossend

Great Fossend rests in the gentle embrace of Mid Devon's rolling countryside. It lies 7.7 km west-south-west of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 241°T, OS grid ST 070 169), and is situated east of Westleigh village. The air here often carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening hedgerows, a testament to the fertile land that has sustained Great Fossend through the ages. The lanes that wind through the parish, often bordered by ancient stone walls, seem to whisper tales of generations who have walked these same paths, their lives quietly unfolding under the vast, ever-changing Devon sky. A small, unpretentious church, its stone weathered by countless seasons, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a familiar, comforting punctuation mark against the horizon. The fields surrounding Great Fossend, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the time of year, stretch out like a softly rumpled quilt, inviting contemplation.

About This Great Fossend Map Page

Explore Great Fossend, 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: 50.944824, -3.324038. 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.