Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
Explore Sparkwell, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sparkwell 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 Sparkwell, 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 | Sparkwell |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.402454 |
| Longitude | -4.000343 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sparkwell emerges from the rolling folds of the South Hams as a place where the light catches the dew on the hedgerows with a peculiar, silver intensity. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Sherford (from Sherford: bearing 36°T, OS grid SX 579 577), and is situated east-north-east of Hemerdon village. The architecture here holds a quiet gravity, with stone walls that seem to have absorbed the damp, salt-laden breath of the nearby coast over many generations. Visitors often find their attention drawn to the Sparkwell Village Sign, a piece of public art that marks the transition from the open, expansive fields into the more intimate, human-scaled lanes. Beyond the dwellings, the landscape rises toward the rugged silhouette of Hemerdon Ball, a hill that commands the horizon and dictates the prevailing winds. The proximity to Dartmoor Zoo adds a singular vitality to the locale, as the distant, guttural calls of exotic beasts occasionally ripple through the stillness of the afternoon. This atmosphere is tempered by the quietude of the Rowe Hall Memory Garden, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and slow-growing moss. Sparkwell remains a place defined by its distinct geography, positioned where the firm, ancient ground of the countryside meets the encroaching wildness of the moors.
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Explore Sparkwell, 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: 50.402454, -4.000343. 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. |