Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Mid Devon · Region: South West
Explore Lapford, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lapford 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 | Lapford |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Mid Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.860881 |
| Longitude | -3.802817 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lapford, a village embraced by the gentle rolling Devonshire countryside, breathes a quiet, pastoral air. It lies 9.5 km north-east of North Tawton (from North Tawton: bearing 44°T, OS grid SS 732 083), and is situated east of Nymet Rowland village. The very light here seems to possess a particular softness, filtering through ancient oak and elm trees that line the lanes, casting a dappled, almost ethereal glow upon the hedgerows. The River Taw, a murmurous presence nearby, has shaped the land in subtle ways, its waters reflecting the ever-changing hues of the expansive sky. Lapford's heart beats with a steady, unassuming rhythm, a place where the scent of damp earth and ripening crops often mingles with the distant bleating of sheep.
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Explore Lapford, 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: 50.860881, -3.802817. 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. |