Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Higher Clovelly, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Clovelly 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 Clovelly, 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 Clovelly |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.990724 |
| Longitude | -4.407511 |
| Place Type | Village |
Higher Clovelly retains the quiet, resilient character of a place that keeps its own counsel against the sweep of the Atlantic winds. It lies 9.0 miles west-south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 259°T, OS grid SS 311 240), and is situated south-south-west of Clovelly village. The landscape here feels ancient and heavy, marked by the earthen ramparts of the Clovelly Dykes Hillfort which sit just a short walk away as a reminder of the iron-willed people who once commanded these ridges. Sunlight often catches the edges of the fields in a sharp, pale clarity, casting long shadows that seem to stretch back toward the sea. Higher Clovelly remains distinct from the steep, cobbles-and-donkey charm of the coast, preferring instead the steady, functional grace of high, exposed farmland. A few hundred yards to the south-east, the site of the Holy Well and Butterwell offers a quiet, moss-dampened meditation on the hidden springs that have fed this soil for centuries. The air here tastes of salt and crushed grass, carrying a raw, unvarnished freshness that clarifies the mind. This part of Devon demands a certain sturdiness of spirit, rewarding those who observe the way the light shifts across the rolling horizon at the close of a long, clear day.
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Explore Higher Clovelly, 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: 50.990724, -4.407511. 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. |