Shortacombe Devon Map

About Shortacombe

Shortacombe, a quiet cluster of dwellings, exhales the scent of damp earth and distant peat fires. It lies 10.5 km south-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 215°T, OS grid SX 525 867), and is situated north-east of Lydford village. Here, the Dartmoor landscape presses close, its granite bones showing through the thin soil, and the sky often a vast, bruised canvas that promises rain. The air itself seems to carry the faint echoes of sheepdogs' calls and the lowing of cattle, a timeless murmur that has been the soundtrack to Shortacombe for generations. A winding lane, more a suggestion than a thoroughfare, threads its way past stone-built cottages, their slate roofs softened by lichen. The very light here has a particular quality, a milky luminescence that filters through the frequent cloud cover, lending a gentle, almost melancholic beauty to the rugged surroundings.

About This Shortacombe Map Page

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.