Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Mid Devon · Region: South West
Explore Leigh Cross, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leigh Cross 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leigh Cross, 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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| Place | Leigh Cross |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Mid Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.827657 |
| Longitude | -3.848382 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Leigh Cross emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Mid Devon landscape as a collection of homesteads defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of North Tawton (from North Tawton: bearing 48°T, OS grid SS 699 047), and is situated west-north-west of Zeal Monachorum village. The horizon here is dominated by a heavy, fertile sky that seems to press down upon the patchwork of fields, lending a singular clarity to the hedgerows in the early morning light. Coldridge Brook traces a meandering path just to the north, its waters murmuring through the reeds with a persistent, liquid vitality. To the south-west, the terrain rises toward the protected expanses of Staddon Moor, where the soil holds a damp, ancient character that has resisted the reach of modern industry. Leigh Cross itself remains a place of understated industry, where the rhythmic pulse of agriculture dictates the daily conduct of its inhabitants. Beneath the surface of the surrounding fields, the history of the region lingers, marked by the persistent remnants of the medieval settlement of Beere that testify to the long human occupation of these slopes. The air in this part of Devon possesses a certain crispness, a quality that sharpens the senses and renders the distant, rolling silhouettes of the hills into stark, charcoal-coloured impressions.
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Explore Leigh Cross, 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: 50.827657, -3.848382. 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. |