Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Murchington, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Murchington 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 Murchington, 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 | Murchington |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.679440 |
| Longitude | -3.861561 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Murchington emerges from the rugged expanse of the West Devon landscape as a quiet cluster of stone dwellings defined by the ancient, high-hedged lanes of the moor. It lies 1.0 miles west-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 296°T, OS grid SX 685 882). This hamlet resides entirely within the protective embrace of Dartmoor National Park, where the horizon is dominated by the granite shoulders of the high moors. To the south-west, the North Teign River carves a path through the valley, its cool, peat-stained waters singing a constant, low-frequency song against the mossy boulders. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the ceaseless breath of the Atlantic moving across the tors. A short distance to the west, the weathered stones of Gidleigh Castle remain as silent witnesses to centuries of change, their grey masonry mirroring the outcrops of the nearby hills. Murchington retains a spare, austere grace, reflecting a life lived in close conversation with the unpredictable moods of the moorland weather.
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Explore Murchington, 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: 50.679440, -3.861561. 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. |