Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Whimple, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whimple 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 | Whimple |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.766333 |
| Longitude | -3.356882 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whimple, a quiet heart in East Devon's rolling landscape, draws its character from the very earth it stands upon. It lies 5.7 km west-north-west of Ottery St Mary (from Ottery St Mary: bearing 287°T, OS grid SY 044 971), and is situated north-east of Rockbeare village. The gentle slopes here catch the sun's light in a way that seems to imbue the very air with a soft, golden hue, a quality that has likely inspired generations. Though its origins are ancient, Whimple retains a sense of present vitality, its lanes echoing with the murmur of everyday life rather than the clamour of industry. The village green, a verdant expanse, offers a tranquil centre, a place where the changing seasons paint a subtle, ever-present masterpiece. Its church, a steadfast sentinel, bears witness to the enduring spirit of this corner of England.
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Explore Whimple, 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: 50.766333, -3.356882. 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. |