(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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hele, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Devon or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Hele and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| 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 emerges from the rolling Devon topography as a distinct suburban enclave defined by its functional, unadorned character. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Torquay (from Torquay: bearing 336°T, OS grid SX 906 661). The landscape here holds the quiet tension of limestone, where the earth of Lummaton Hill rises abruptly to assert its geological prominence over the surrounding rooftops. Beneath the surface, the limestone remnants of the nearby Lummaton Quarry SSSI serve as a stark, stony reminder of the industrial hunger that once bit deep into these slopes. A pedestrian walking toward the verdant expanse of Lindisfarne will notice how the light catches the gables, softening the sharp angles of mid-century brickwork. Hele maintains a rhythm dictated by the steady flow of traffic moving toward the coast, yet it retains a stubborn, private stillness. The air carries a faint, sharp salinity, a subtle breath from the bay that brushes against the quietude of the Barton Road Cemetery. In this space, the past and present exist in a fragile, shifting equilibrium, pinned to the map by the heavy, enduring weight of the rock.
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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 | 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. |