Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: City of Plymouth · Region: South West
Explore Laira, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Laira 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 | Laira |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| Unitary Authority | City of Plymouth |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.383619 |
| Longitude | -4.107865 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Laira unfolds with a quiet grace, a suburban expanse on Devon's verdant edge. It lies 2.9 km east-north-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 58°T, OS grid SX 502 558), and is situated north-west of Billacombe village. The land here, gently sloped, catches the western light in a way that softens the edges of modern dwellings, hinting at the older fields that once defined this landscape. A subtle scent of salt, carried on the breeze from the nearby estuaries, mingles with the cleaner air of the surrounding countryside, a constant reminder of its proximity to the sea. The rhythm of Laira is one of gentle awakening, the early morning sounds of traffic a muted counterpoint to the calls of gulls overhead.
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Explore Laira, 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: 50.383619, -4.107865. 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. |