Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Meldon, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Meldon 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 Meldon, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Devon or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Meldon and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Meldon |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.713379 |
| Longitude | -4.041176 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Granite outcrops and the shifting moods of the high moor define the character of Meldon. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 223°T, OS grid SX 559 924), and is situated north-east of Sourton village. The horizon here is dominated by the austere presence of Dartmoor National Park, where the light often bruises into shades of violet and slate before the rain arrives. A rusted iron skeleton, the Meldon Viaduct, spans the valley like a forgotten industrial ribcage, its stark geometry contrasting with the soft, erratic movements of the clouds. Below, the Red-a-ven Brook carves a persistent path through the earth, its voice a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the hills. Meldon sits in a landscape of geological intensity, where the deep scars of former quarrying reveal the pale, crystalline bones of the land. This terrain demands a certain resilience from those who inhabit it, as the wind rarely ceases its scouring of the gorse and stone. Meldon remains a place where the scale of the natural world dwarfs the modest reach of human endeavour.
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Explore Meldon, 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: 50.713379, -4.041176. 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. |