Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Horns Cross, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horns Cross 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 Horns Cross, 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 | Horns Cross |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.984356 |
| Longitude | -4.301842 |
| Place Type | Village |
Horns Cross commands a rugged stretch of the North Devon landscape, where the land tilts firmly toward the restless Atlantic. It lies 4.8 miles west-south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 242°T, OS grid SS 385 230), and is situated north-north-west of Parkham village. The wind here carries a sharp, salt-crusted clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hawthorn hedges lining the narrow lanes. To the north, the ancient earthworks of Peppercombe Castle stand as a silent, grassy sentinel overlooking the cliffs, marking where the firm soil yields to the sea. The horizon is wide and indifferent, shaped by the relentless pressure of the prevailing weather that sweeps in from the western ocean. Between the dwellings of Horns Cross and the shore, the deep thickets of Worthygate Wood provide a shadowed refuge from the expansive, open sky. Life here follows the quiet cadence of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the tide and the slow, rhythmic growth of the surrounding pasture. This particular corner of the Torridge district retains a stubborn, windswept character that resists the encroaching softening of modernity.
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Explore Horns Cross, 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: 50.984356, -4.301842. 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. |