(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: Torbay · Region: South West
Explore Hele, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hele 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 | Hele |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| Unitary Authority | Torbay |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.484743 |
| Longitude | -3.542381 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hele unfurls its quiet suburban character against the Devonshire hills. It lies 1.9 km north-north-west of Torquay (from Torquay: bearing 336°T, OS grid SX 906 661). The air here often carries a faint, salty tang from the nearby coast, a subtle reminder of the sea's proximity that softens the edges of the brick and tile dwellings. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a particular golden quality, illuminating the well-tended gardens and casting long shadows across the pavements, hinting at the deeper hues of the surrounding countryside. The gentle hum of everyday life, the distant murmur of traffic from the main roads, forms a quiet counterpoint to the birdsong in the leafy streets. Hele, in its unassuming way, offers a sense of grounded peace, a place where the ordinary unfolds with a quiet dignity.
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Explore Hele, 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: 50.484743, -3.542381. 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. |