Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Sheldon, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sheldon 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 | Sheldon |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.869774 |
| Longitude | -3.252855 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sheldon, a hamlet within the East Devon landscape, possesses a quiet dignity. It lies 9.0 km north-north-west of Honiton (from Honiton: bearing 330°T, OS grid ST 119 085), and is situated west-north-west of Dunkeswell village. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and ancient hedgerows, a subtle perfume that speaks of generations past. Fields, stitched together by ancient stone walls, unfurl across the gentle slopes, catching the diffused light of the South West. The village itself, a scattering of cottages and farmsteads, seems to have grown organically from the surrounding soil, each dwelling a testament to a life lived in close communion with the land. The nearby Blackdown Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offer a wilder, more expansive beauty, their heathlands and woodlands whispering tales of a more untamed past.
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Explore Sheldon, 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: 50.869774, -3.252855. 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. |