(Hamlet near Sparkwell)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
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| Place | Venton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.394430 |
| Longitude | -3.988397 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Venton rests in the South Hams, a quiet corner of Devon where the land gently slopes towards the sea's distant hum. It lies 4.7 km north-east of Sherford (from Sherford: bearing 51°T, OS grid SX 587 568), and is situated south-east of Sparkwell village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and the promise of rain, a scent that clings to the ancient hedgerows and the moss-covered stone walls that delineate the fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-grey skies, has a peculiar softness, illuminating the verdant pastures with a pale, ethereal glow. The houses of Venton, predominantly of stone and slate, seem to have grown from the very ground, their roofs a muted echo of the surrounding hills. There is a stillness about Venton, a sense of enduring peace that settles deep, like the roots of the old oak trees scattered across the landscape.
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Explore Venton, 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: 50.394430, -3.988397. 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. |