Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: North Devon · Region: South West
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| Place | St John's Chapel |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | North Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.048461 |
| Longitude | -4.086480 |
| Place Type | Village |
St John's Chapel, a quiet hamlet within the North Devon district, offers a subtle charm under the wide, often luminous skies of the South West. It lies 4.1 km south-south-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 208°T, OS grid SS 538 297), and is situated north-north-east of Newton Tracey village. The surrounding landscape, gently moulded by ancient agricultural practices, unfolds in a patchwork of fields where hedgerows, thick with the scent of damp earth and wild roses, trace the contours of the land. A particular quality of light often bathes St John's Chapel, a soft, almost diffused luminescence that seems to hold the very breath of the Devon countryside. The air here carries the distant bleating of sheep and the murmur of unseen streams, a gentle symphony that underscores the profound peace of this place. Though small, St John's Chapel possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring presence that speaks without fanfare.
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Explore St John's Chapel, 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: 51.048461, -4.086480. 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 | June 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. |