Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Whiddon Down, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whiddon Down 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.
| Place | Whiddon Down |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.717221 |
| Longitude | -3.856045 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whiddon Down hums with a quiet resilience on the edge of Dartmoor's wild expanse. It lies 5.1 km north-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 347°T, OS grid SX 690 924), and is situated north-east of Throwleigh village. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant gorse, a subtle perfume that clings to the stone cottages and ancient hedgerows. Though small, Whiddon Down possesses a peculiar grace, a sense that the land itself has shaped its character over centuries, lending a steadfastness to its inhabitants. The sky above often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for the shifting moods of the moor, its light sometimes sharp and clear, at other times softened into a pearlescent glow.
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Explore Whiddon Down, 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: 50.717221, -3.856045. 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. |