Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: Torbay · Region: South West
Explore Higher Blagdon, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Blagdon 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 Higher Blagdon, 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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| Place | Higher Blagdon |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| Unitary Authority | Torbay |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.440344 |
| Longitude | -3.617014 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higher Blagdon occupies a quiet threshold where the Devon landscape begins to lose the salt-breeze intensity of the coast and softens into deeper, inland folds of green. It lies 2.2 miles west of Paignton (from Paignton: bearing 278°T, OS grid SX 852 613), and is situated north-north-west of Collaton St Mary village. The light here often feels thin and silver, catching the damp edges of the hedgerows before the sun slips behind the horizon. A short distance to the west, the ancient earthworks of the prehistoric hilltop enclosures remain as faint, humped memories beneath the grass, suggesting a long-standing human preference for these high, watchful ridges. Higher Blagdon maintains a modest, peripheral existence, separated from the wider world by the slow, verdant descent of Tenner's Bottom. Fields of arable land stretch out with a functional, unadorned beauty, defined by the sharp geometry of dry stone walls and the occasional, solitary oak. The air carries the distinct, earthy scent of damp loam and turned soil, a reminder that the rhythm of the place is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the pace of modern transit. Even now, the horizon retains a sense of weight, anchored by the silent, rolling topography that defines this precise corner of the South West.
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Explore Higher Blagdon, 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: 50.440344, -3.617014. 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. |