Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: South Hams · Region: South West
Explore West Charleton, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Charleton 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 West Charleton, 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 | West Charleton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | South Hams |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.271204 |
| Longitude | -3.755860 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Charleton watches the slow, tidal pulse of the South Hams as the sea breathes in and out through the silted fingers of the coast. It lies 1.3 miles south-east of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 133°T, OS grid SX 749 427). The landscape here is defined by the Salcombe To Kingsbridge Estuary Sssi, where the water clings to the land with a mercurial, shifting silver light. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground, as seen in the bowl barrows that rest silently to the east, holding the stillness of centuries beneath their grassy mounds. Below these monuments, the terrain slopes toward Bowcombe Creek, where the river carves a serpentine path through the salt-marsh and mudflats. West Charleton maintains a quiet composure, its stone walls reflecting a long history of agriculture and maritime toil that remains etched into the local rhythm. The air carries a sharp, saline clarity, a reminder that the village exists in a precarious, beautiful balance between the solid earth and the encroaching tide. Sunlight often fractures against the estuary, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that defines the character of the horizon.
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Explore West Charleton, 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: 50.271204, -3.755860. 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. |