Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Shortacombe, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shortacombe 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 Shortacombe, 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 | Shortacombe |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.661253 |
| Longitude | -4.088184 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shortacombe emerges from the rugged western flank of the moor as a quiet witness to the shifting moods of the sky. It lies 6.5 miles south-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 215°T, OS grid SX 525 867), and is situated north-east of Lydford village. Within the expansive, heather-strewn embrace of Dartmoor National Park, the land carries a stillness that seems to hold its breath against the prevailing winds. To the east, the silhouette of Great Nodden rises as a solitary, rounded sentinel, watching over the ancient stone cairns that mark the horizon with weathered, prehistoric gravity. Shortacombe maintains a modest presence amidst this terrain, where the light often filters through a veil of mist to soften the sharp edges of the granite outcrops. The air here tastes of damp peat and distant salt, a reminder of the proximity to both the high moor and the sea beyond. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow rotation of shadows across the slopes and the seasonal deepening of the bracken’s copper hue.
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Explore Shortacombe, 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: 50.661253, -4.088184. 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. |