(Hamlet near Whimble)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Hollacombe, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hollacombe 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 | Hollacombe |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.803898 |
| Longitude | -4.304838 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hollacombe, a quiet corner of Devon, holds its own particular light, a soft, diffused glow that seems to emanate from the very earth. It lies 3.5 km east-south-east of Holsworthy (from Holsworthy: bearing 102°T, OS grid SS 376 030), and is situated east of Whimble village. The land around Hollacombe is a gentle, rolling tapestry of green fields, often divided by ancient hedgerows that stand like patient sentinels, their branches thick with the mosses and lichens that speak of enduring seasons. Here, the air carries the faint scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a perfume that settles deep into the lungs. Though small, Hollacombe possesses a sense of rootedness, a feeling that the cottages and farmsteads have grown organically from the landscape over generations, their stone and thatch absorbing the quiet stories of those who have called this place home. The rhythm of life in Hollacombe is not marked by the clamour of commerce, but by the predictable turning of the earth and the slow, deliberate unfolding of the sky’s temperaments.
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Explore Hollacombe, 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: 50.803898, -4.304838. 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. |