Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Jacobstowe, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Jacobstowe 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 | Jacobstowe |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.797342 |
| Longitude | -4.008135 |
| Place Type | Village |
Jacobstowe rests in the gentle embrace of West Devon, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 6.5 km north of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 357°T, OS grid SS 585 016), and is situated west of Exbourne village. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a whisper of the rich soil that has sustained generations. Sunlight, when it breaks through the West Country clouds, often falls in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the weathered stone of the cottages and the quiet green of the village centre. Jacobstowe, though small, possesses a certain gravity, a sense of enduring presence that feels as old as the rolling hills that cradle it. The nearby Dartmoor National Park, a wilder neighbour, casts a subtle influence, its untamed spirit a constant counterpoint to the settled calm of Jacobstowe.
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Explore Jacobstowe, 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: 50.797342, -4.008135. 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. |