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Winswell Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West

Explore Winswell, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Winswell 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.

Interactive Map of Winswell, Devon

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Winswell, 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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PlaceWinswell
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughTorridge
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.896710
Longitude-4.144238
Place TypeHamlet

About Winswell

Winswell emerges from the rolling Devon topography as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient endurance of the surrounding farmland. It lies 3.8 miles south of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 181°T, OS grid SS 493 129), and is situated west-north-west of Merton village. The light here catches the damp earth with a silver intensity, reflecting the slow, rhythmic passage of seasons over fields that have long supported a modest agricultural life. To the east, the water of the Storm pond holds a mirror to the shifting clouds, providing a brief, glassy interruption to the dense green of the hedgerows. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Winswell, the landscape rises toward the Common Moor Langtree Sssi, where the air thins and takes on the sharp, clean scent of open, unmanaged growth. Ancient lanes trace the contours of the terrain, worn deep by the transit of heavy machinery and the passage of wandering livestock. This corner of the Torridge district retains a deliberate stillness, indifferent to the urgent pace of more crowded horizons. The architecture remains functional and unadorned, reflecting a history bound to the soil rather than the ambitions of distant commerce.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Storm pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 122° ESE
  • Tythecombe Lake (River) — 1.9 mi, 113° ESE
  • Common Moor Langtree Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 271° W · 16 ha
  • Mussel Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 213° SSW
  • Moated Site At Grange Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 106° ESE
  • Hunshaw Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 031° NNE · 18 ha
  • Bowl Barrow In Heathermoor Plantation, 50M North East Of Petrockstow Station (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Bowl Barrow 685M Nne Of Moorfield (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 249° WSW
  • RHS Garden Rosemoor (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 006° N
  • Rosemoor (Park) — 3.0 mi, 007° N
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 038° NE
  • Black Rock Marsh (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 045° NE
  • Abbot's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 064° ENE
  • Week Bottom Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 016° NNE
  • Rack Park (Park) — 3.7 mi, 359° N
  • Torrington 1646 (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 000° N
  • Week Bottom (Valley) — 3.8 mi, 026° NNE
  • Pencleave Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 338° NNW
  • Golden Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 095° E
  • Great Torrington Heritage Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 001° N
  • Great Torrington Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.0 mi, 353° N · 3 ha
  • Old Priory (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 334° NNW
  • Darracot Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 012° NNE
  • Madewell (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Ruined Farm (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 161° SSE
  • War Horse Valley Country Farm Park (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 128° SE
  • Sheep Farmers sculpture (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 150° SSE
  • Pillhead Marsh (Wetland) — 8.9 mi, 351° N
  • Burton at Bideford (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Elizabeth Burton Theatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 339° NNW

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About This Winswell Map Page

Explore Winswell, 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: 50.896710, -4.144238. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.