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Southway Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: City of Plymouth · Region: South West

Explore Southway, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southway 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.

Interactive Map of Southway, Devon

How to Use This Southway, Devon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southway, 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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PlaceSouthway
Traditional CountyDevon
Unitary AuthorityCity of Plymouth
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.428197
Longitude-4.129459
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Southway

Southway occupies a distinct rise of land where the urban fringe of Plymouth meets the quiet, rolling transition toward the Devon countryside. It lies 3.9 miles east-north-east of Saltash (from Saltash: bearing 70°T, OS grid SX 488 608), and is situated west-south-west of Bickleigh village. The local topography is defined by sharp changes in elevation, where the earth drops away into the shadowed, verdant folds of Coombe Bottom. Morning light often clings to the higher ridges of Southway, casting long, deliberate shadows across the suburban avenues that trace the contours of the hill. Residents find a quiet respite in the nearby Goodwin Park, a modest stretch of green space that holds the crisp, salt-tinged air of the Tamar estuary. Further afield, the landscape hardens into the historic ramparts of Crownhill Fort, a Victorian sentinel that stands as a silent witness to the changing tactical requirements of the coast. These slopes and valleys reflect a practical, utilitarian history, shaped more by the rigorous demands of military engineering and postwar expansion than by ancient market traditions. The geography remains an open, windswept stage, where the sky feels vast and the horizon is constantly punctuated by the shifting, grey-blue hues of the South West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Goodwin Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 162° SSE
  • Coombe Bottom (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 343° NNW
  • Crownhill Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 180° S · 11 ha
  • Drama Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 121° ESE
  • Animal Pound At The Pound, 620M South Of Roborough House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 046° NE
  • Plymbridge Lane & Estover Road Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 118° ESE
  • Peter Hopper's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Bladder Meadow (Park) — 1.5 mi, 190° S
  • Woodland Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 224° SW · 2 ha
  • Warleigh Marsh (Wetland) — 1.7 mi, 302° WNW
  • Blaxton Marsh (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 308° NW
  • Broomball Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 225° SW
  • Tamerton Foliot Stream (River) — 2.2 mi, 260° W
  • Great Shaugh Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 091° E
  • Pennylake Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 271° W
  • Peregrine Falcon viewing spot (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 109° ESE
  • Cann Quarry Canal (River) — 2.6 mi, 131° SE
  • Ode to Elm (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Warleigh Point (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 270° W
  • Cann Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 105° ESE
  • Plym Valley Railway (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 138° SE
  • Blackie Woods Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Ford Park Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.2 mi, 191° S · 4 ha
  • Railway bridge supports (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 105° ESE
  • Muse Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 166° SSE
  • Drake's Place Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 185° S
  • The Ampitheatre (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 153° SSE
  • Railway viaduct (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 194° SSW
  • Shaugh Prior Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 059° ENE · 88 ha
  • H. Elliott (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 249° WSW

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About This Southway Map Page

Explore Southway, 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: 50.428197, -4.129459. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.