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Instow Town Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West

Explore Instow Town, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Instow Town 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.

Interactive Map of Instow Town, Devon

How to Use This Instow Town, Devon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Instow Town, 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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PlaceInstow Town
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.059460
Longitude-4.167007
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Instow Town

Instow Town commands a panoramic view where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic meets the quiet, silted channels of the river mouth. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Northam (from Northam: bearing 57°T, OS grid SS 482 311), and is situated north-east of Instow village. The geography here is defined by the Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI, a vast, shifting expanse of mudflats and channels that pulse with the rhythm of the tides. When the sun retreats, the light flattens across the water, turning the mud to polished pewter and catching the serrated edges of the reeds. To the north-west, the sodden, low-lying basin of Instow Barton Marsh acts as a reservoir for the rains, holding the weight of the sky in its dark, glassy pools. This landscape of reclaimed ground and tidal reach dictates the character of Instow Town, grounding its buildings in a terrain that is never truly still. The horizon remains wide and indifferent, shaped by the relentless scouring of the estuary rather than the hand of man. These margins of land offer a stark, bracing clarity that remains long after the tide has pulled away from the shore.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Taw-Torridge Estuary Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 14k acres
  • The Black Ground (Wetland) — 0.6 mi, 283° WNW
  • Instow Barton Marsh (Wetland) — 0.6 mi, 322° NW
  • Instow Beach (Beach) — 0.7 mi, 253° WSW
  • Time and Tide Bell (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Horsey Ridge (Beach) — 1.2 mi, 339° NNW
  • Double Stone Alignment On Isley Marsh 535M North Of Lower Yelland Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 028° NNE
  • Staddon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 254° WSW
  • Civil War Fieldwork On Staddon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 254° WSW
  • North Devon Maritime Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 248° WSW
  • Tapeley Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 191° S · 99 ha
  • Lifeboat House (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 263° W
  • Skern Lodge (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 254° WSW
  • Griggs Field (Park) — 1.8 mi, 074° ENE
  • Saltpill Duck Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Fremington Stream (River) — 1.9 mi, 075° ENE
  • Flats Pill (River) — 2.0 mi, 336° NNW
  • Ball Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 196° SSW
  • Two Decoy Targets At Northam Radar Station (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Northam Burrows Country Park (Park) — 2.4 mi, 260° W
  • Fremington Quay Cliffs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 049° NE · 12 ha
  • Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 016° NNE
  • Sandymere (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 263° W
  • Flagpole Dune (37m originally) (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 325° NW
  • Burton at Bideford (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 212° SSW
  • Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf and Go Karts (Theme Park) — 3.2 mi, 249° WSW
  • Kenwith Valley (Valley) — 3.3 mi, 220° SW
  • Chudleigh Fort (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 205° SSW
  • Braunton and District Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 003° N
  • Elizabeth Burton Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 220° SW

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About This Instow Town Map Page

Explore Instow Town, 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: 51.059460, -4.167007. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.