Heanton Punchardon Devon Map

About Heanton Punchardon

Heanton Punchardon breathes a quiet stillness on the North Devon landscape. It lies 6.1 km west-north-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 291°T, OS grid SS 502 356), and is situated north-north-west of Chivenor village. This small parish, with its ancient church of St. Stephen, stands as a sentinel overlooking fields that have known the plough for centuries, catching the soft, diffused light that often graces the North Devon coast. The very air here seems to hold a whisper of the past, a subtle echo of lives lived out beneath the wide, often wind-swept skies. The land around Heanton Punchardon rolls gently, a tapestry of hedgerows and pasture, where the distant murmur of the Taw estuary can sometimes be felt more than heard.

About This Heanton Punchardon Map Page

Explore Heanton Punchardon, 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: 51.100481, -4.139586. 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.