Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Holwell, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holwell 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 Holwell, 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 | Holwell |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.984819 |
| Longitude | -4.312979 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Holwell holds a quiet gravity in the Torridge district, where the damp, salt-thickened air of the Atlantic breathes against the Devon hedgerows. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 245°T, OS grid SS 377 231), and is situated west of Horns Cross village. The landscape surrounding Holwell is defined by steep, verdant contours that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the fields into bruised shades of violet and ochre. To the north-east, the earthen ramparts of Peppercombe Castle stand as a silent, weathered sentinel, watching over the slow reclamation of the coastline by the sea. Less than a mile to the west, the dark, stagnant surface of Gauter Pool mirrors the passing clouds, offering a cool stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the nearby cliffs. The soil here is heavy and stubborn, demanding much from those who work the land, yet it rewards the eye with a raw, unpolished beauty that avoids the artifice of more manicured landscapes. Ancient paths wind through the periphery, tracing the edges of deep woodland where the shadows grow thick and tangled long before the sun has fully retreated. Here, the rhythm of existence is dictated not by the clock, but by the gradual shifting of the mist across the coastal scrub.
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Explore Holwell, 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: 50.984819, -4.312979. 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. |