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Kerscott Devon Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kerscott, 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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PlaceKerscott
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.048248
Longitude-3.950488
Place TypeHamlet

About Kerscott

Kerscott endures as a quiet collection of stone and slate holding fast against the rolling topography of North Devon. It lies 5.2 miles east-south-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 116°T, OS grid SS 633 294), and is situated east-south-east of Swimbridge village. The land here rises to meet the sky, as Great Hill and Pugsley’s Hill cast long, thin shadows across the fields during the brief, golden hours of a winter afternoon. These heights define the horizon, pressing the air into the hollows where the damp, iron-rich earth sustains a slow, deliberate agricultural life. Beyond the immediate pastures, the High Down Quarry Sssi reveals the geological bones of the region, where layers of darkened rock offer a silent, stratified history of the ground beneath one's feet. Kerscott remains largely untouched by the clamour of modern thoroughfares, preserving a solitude that is punctuated only by the seasonal migration of birds and the shifting patterns of the clouds. Rain often gathers over the slopes, turning the lanes into narrow veins of silver that reflect the pale, expansive light of the South West. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual weathering of masonry and the steady, rhythmic growth of the hedgerows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Great Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 090° E
  • Pugsley's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 110° ESE
  • High Down Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 104° ESE · 2 ha
  • Heddon Bottom (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 110° ESE
  • Deserted Medieval Village At Welcombe Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 312° NW · 4 ha
  • Accott Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 026° NNE
  • Yarnacott Stream (River) — 2.0 mi, 296° WNW
  • Fishpond In Lower Beer Wood, Castle Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 097° E
  • Cobbaton Combat Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 212° SSW
  • Millennium Green (Park) — 2.3 mi, 296° WNW
  • Halford Stream (River) — 2.3 mi, 292° WNW
  • Castle Hill (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.3 mi, 100° E · 17k acres
  • Icehouse 260M North West Of Castle Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 102° ESE
  • Triumphal Arch (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 119° ESE
  • Sham Castle (Castle) — 2.4 mi, 099° E
  • Cider House (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Landkey Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 294° WNW
  • Taw Valley (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 268° W
  • Sowden Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 299° WNW
  • Yeo Valley Community Woodland (Park) — 4.5 mi, 304° NW
  • Park Gate Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.8 mi, 270° W
  • Tawstock Castle (Castle) — 5.0 mi, 278° W
  • Lower Molland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • St Anne's Chapel (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • Queens Theatre (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 296° WNW
  • Scott Cinemas Barnstaple (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • Balman's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.5 mi, 155° SSE
  • South Molton Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 113° ESE
  • Youlston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.6 mi, 328° NNW · 63 ha

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About This Kerscott Map Page

Explore Kerscott, 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: 51.048248, -3.950488. 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.