Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore South Hole, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Hole 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.
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| Place | South Hole |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.950081 |
| Longitude | -4.532030 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
South Hole marks a quiet boundary where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic meets the rugged, windswept pastures of the Torridge district. It lies 8.2 miles north of Bude (from Bude: bearing 4°T, OS grid SS 222 197), and is situated north of Shop village. The landscape around South Hole holds a stark, elemental clarity, defined by the relentless pressure of the prevailing westerlies against the high cliffs. Less than half a mile away, the ancient earthworks of Embury Beacon Camp sit silent upon the headland, watching the horizon with the patient indifference of stone. Below these precipitous heights, the tides carve patterns into the sand at Embury Beach, where the water retreats to reveal dark, polished rock formations. The light here possesses a rare, silvered quality that clarifies the horizon and makes the distant, rolling moorlands appear closer than they are. Residents of South Hole live in the company of the sea’s immense, rhythmic lung, finding a steady pace in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farmland. The isolation of the terrain ensures that the silence is rarely broken, save for the sudden, sharp cry of gulls circling the cliffs.
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Explore South Hole, 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: 50.950081, -4.532030. 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. |