Tawstock Devon Map

About Tawstock

Sunlight, when it breaks through the Devon clouds, often finds a particular softness upon Tawstock. It lies 3.5 km south of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 185°T, OS grid SS 555 298), and is situated west-south-west of Bishop's Tawton village. The land hereabouts is given over to a gentle husbandry, rolling fields that suggest a long and patient cultivation, their contours softened by the persistent, verdant cloak of English countryside. The parish church, with its tower that has weathered centuries, stands as a quiet sentinel, its stonework absorbing the pale light and the murmur of distant sheep. The houses of Tawstock, often of warm stone, cluster with a sense of shared history, their chimneys exhaling a faint, comforting scent of woodsmoke on cooler days. This is a place where the very air seems to carry a legacy of quiet lives lived and small moments gathered.

About This Tawstock Map Page

Explore Tawstock, 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: 51.049659, -4.062578. 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.