Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Sowton, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sowton 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 Sowton, 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 | Sowton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.724301 |
| Longitude | -3.450748 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sowton retains an air of quiet detachment despite the encroaching modern infrastructure that borders its ancient lanes. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-east of Topsham (from Topsham: bearing 13°T, OS grid SX 976 926), and is situated south-west of Clyst Honiton village. The low-lying terrain here is defined by a heavy, alluvial soil that has long nurtured the stubborn growth of oaks and elms. North of the parish boundary, the Pin Brook traces a deliberate, meandering path through the damp meadows, catching the pale Devon light in its slow-moving currents. The presence of the nearby Redhayes Green Corridor provides a buffer of managed wildness, where the grasses bow under the weight of the morning dew. St Michael and All Angels Church remains the spiritual anchor of Sowton, its stone walls weathering the seasons with a stolid, grey indifference. Beyond the immediate cluster of buildings, the landscape flattens into a persistent, pastoral expanse that hums with the distant machinery of the wider district. There is a peculiar, sharpened clarity to the air in Sowton, an atmosphere that seems to hold the silence of the surrounding fields long after the shadows have lengthened.
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Explore Sowton, 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: 50.724301, -3.450748. 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. |