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Shirwell Cross Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West

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Place	Shirwell Cross
Traditional County	Devon
District / Borough	North Devon
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.113928
Longitude	-4.017633
Place Type	Village

About Shirwell Cross

Shirwell Cross anchors itself upon the modest elevation of the North Devon landscape, where the wind carries a faint, salt-tinged sharpness from the coast. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 38°T, OS grid SS 588 368), and is situated west-south-west of Shirwell village. The architecture here favors a utilitarian resilience, with stone walls that have absorbed the damp, grey light characteristic of the Atlantic approach. A mere stone’s throw to the north-north-west, the expansive grounds of Youlston Park buffer the horizon, their ancient timber stands providing a dark, silent contrast to the open fields. Shirwell Cross remains defined by the rhythmic passage of agricultural machinery and the seasonal cycle of the hedgerows that hem in the narrow lanes. To the west, the undulating terrain rises toward the prominence of Pudnor Hill, a feature that breaks the skyline and dictates the flow of the local weather. The air in Shirwell Cross possesses a bracing clarity, sharpened by the absence of heavy industry and the presence of vast, unencumbered sky. Life here operates with a quiet, persistent gravity, tethered to the slow turning of the seasons rather than the haste of the nearby regional centres.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Youlston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.2 mi, 345° NNW · 63 ha
Plaistow Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 278° W · 13 ha
Pudnor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 246° WSW
Bradiford Water (River) — 1.3 mi, 267° W
Hillfort, Cunnilear Or Coneybeare Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 091° E · 2 ha
Burridge Hill Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 225° SW · 3 ha
Churchill Down (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 010° N
Arlington Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.9 mi, 038° NE · 188 ha
Motte Called Castle Roborough (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 075° ENE
Yeo Valley Community Woodland (Park) — 2.2 mi, 203° SSW
Bradiford Valley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 237° WSW · 24 ha
Rotary Gardens (Park) — 2.6 mi, 223° SW
Sowden Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 201° SSW
Carriage House (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 033° NNE
Colam Stream (River) — 2.8 mi, 304° NW
St Anne's Chapel (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 218° SW
Queens Theatre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 218° SW
Scott Cinemas Barnstaple (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 217° SW
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 216° SW
Ruined Tractor (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 052° NE
Landkey Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 174° S
Tawstock Castle (Castle) — 4.3 mi, 208° SSW
Cracked Barn (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 055° NE
Penhill Ridge (Wetland) — 4.5 mi, 249° WSW
Wistlandpound Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 048° NE
Accott Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 4.7 mi, 126° SE
Exmoor Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.7 mi, 059° ENE
Golden Valley (Valley) — 4.8 mi, 197° SSW
Taw Valley (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 194° SSW
Bassett's Ridge (Wetland) — 4.9 mi, 248° WSW

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