Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Mid Devon · Region: South West
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| Place | Petton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Mid Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.013009 |
| Longitude | -3.418912 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Petton, a quiet place where the land sighs softly into folds, is a hamlet in the Mid Devon district of Devon. It lies 8.1 km west-south-west of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 246°T, OS grid ST 005 246), and is situated east-north-east of Shillingford village. Here, the hedgerows stand as silent sentinels, their ancient branches a testament to seasons past, their leaves catching the pale Devon light in a thousand subtle shades. The fields around Petton unfurl like worn velvet, their green depths holding the quiet industry of the earth. A sense of enduring peace pervades the air, a stillness broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of wind through unseen trees. The very stones of any dwelling here seem to hold a memory of the sun’s warmth and the cool kiss of evening dew.
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Explore Petton, 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: 51.013009, -3.418912. 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. |