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Wrafton Devon Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wrafton, 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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PlaceWrafton
Traditional CountyDevon
District / BoroughNorth Devon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.100285
Longitude-4.152733
Place TypeVillage

About Wrafton

Wrafton emerges from the flat, salt-kissed expanse of North Devon as a quiet gathering of homes caught between the estuary’s reach and the rising inland slopes. It lies 4.3 miles west-north-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 288°T, OS grid SS 493 356), and is situated west of Heanton Punchardon village. The air here holds the weight of the Atlantic, often carrying the rhythmic, rhythmic thrum of the nearby Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area, where the sky is frequently claimed by the sudden, purposeful arc of aircraft. To the north, the slopes of East Hill gather the low, slanted light of the afternoon, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the hedgerows. Wrafton maintains a modest, steady character, defined less by grand monuments than by the way the wind sweeps across the open fields toward the coast. Life here moves in concert with the shifting tides of the Taw and Torridge, a landscape where the horizon is always present and strangely vast. Each evening, the grey-blue mantle of the dusk settles over the rooftops, blurring the boundary between the salt marsh and the solid earth. This is a place of transit and observation, where the pulse of the coast meets the stubborn, quiet endurance of the Devon countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 169° S
  • Braunton and District Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 323° NW
  • East Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 022° NNE
  • Chapel Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 347° NNW
  • West Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 328° NNW
  • Inner Marsh Pill (River) — 1.3 mi, 239° WSW
  • Caen Valley Bats Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 335° NNW
  • Chivenor Ridge (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Braunton Marsh (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 236° SW
  • Slight Univallate Hillfort Called The Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 350° N · 2 ha
  • Sir Arthur's Pill (River) — 1.7 mi, 297° WNW
  • Hawker Hunter jet (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 290° WNW
  • Saltpill Duck Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 155° SSE
  • Double Stone Alignment On Isley Marsh 535M North Of Lower Yelland Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 181° S
  • Horsey Ridge (Beach) — 2.0 mi, 211° SSW
  • Flagpole Dune (37m originally) (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 262° W
  • Griggs Field (Park) — 2.6 mi, 155° SSE
  • Saunton Court (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 299° WNW · 2 ha
  • Remains of a Matilda tank from World War II (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 277° W
  • Saunton Sands (Beach) — 3.1 mi, 267° W
  • Lynchets Approximately 34M North-West Of Saunton Sands Hotel (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 294° WNW · 4 ha
  • Time and Tide Bell (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 208° SSW
  • Lifeboat House (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 214° SW
  • North Devon Maritime Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Skern Lodge (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 214° SW
  • Pilton Park (Park) — 4.1 mi, 106° ESE
  • Tapeley Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.3 mi, 192° SSW · 99 ha
  • St Anne's Chapel (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 109° ESE
  • Queens Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 108° ESE
  • Scott Cinemas Barnstaple (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 109° ESE

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About This Wrafton Map Page

Explore Wrafton, 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: 51.100285, -4.152733. 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.