Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore West Hill, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Hill 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 Hill, 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 Hill |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.736858 |
| Longitude | -3.319609 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Hill emerges from the pine-scented air of East Devon as a scattering of residences defined by their proximity to the wild, elevated heaths. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Ottery St Mary (from Ottery St Mary: bearing 241°T, OS grid SY 069 938), and is situated north-west of Metcombe village. The horizon here is dominated by the broad, brooding shoulder of Rockbeare Hill, which draws the eye westward across a landscape of shifting shadows and sudden glades. To the east, the earth rises toward the ancient, silent earthworks of Belbury Castle, where the wind sings through the gorse with a hollow, persistent intensity. West Hill breathes in the quiet solitude of these heights, where the light seems to catch on the needles of the silver birch and pine, turning the afternoon into a pale, translucent gold. Long, narrow lanes wind through the canopy, connecting homes that prefer the privacy of the woods to the clustered familiarity of a traditional square. There is a sharp, clean clarity to the atmosphere that distinguishes West Hill from the softer, damper valleys found further toward the coast. Life here moves in time with the changing seasons of the surrounding ridges, where the heather blooms in late summer to stain the hillsides a deep, bruising purple.
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Explore West Hill, 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: 50.736858, -3.319609. 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. |