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.
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| 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 commands the eastern reaches of the Plym estuary, where the tidal salt waters press firmly against the encroaching urban sprawl. It lies 1.8 miles east-north-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 58°T, OS grid SX 502 558), and is situated north-west of Billacombe village. The light here catches the mudflats at low tide, turning the grey silt into a polished mirror that reflects the iron skeletons of industrial bridges. To the south-east, the brackish wetlands of Saltram Point draw the eye toward the river’s slow, deliberate winding. Laira carries the memory of heavy rail and Victorian engineering, its character defined by the stark, purposeful geometry of the nearby Laira Battery. Visitors often wander toward the quiet, reedy periphery of Arnold's Point, where the salt-air mutes the persistent hum of the modern road. These remnants of defensive architecture stand as silent sentinels over the water, their stone faces weathered by the relentless, damp winds of the South West. Even amidst the contemporary rhythm of transit, Laira retains a certain stubborn gravity, anchored firmly to the shifting edges of the estuary.
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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 | 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. |