Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Backwell, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Backwell 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 | Backwell |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.413995 |
| Longitude | -2.739128 |
| Place Type | Village |
Backwell lies a quiet presence in the Gloucestershire landscape. It lies 2.5 km south-south-east of Nailsea (from Nailsea: bearing 148°T, OS grid ST 486 685), and is situated west-south-west of Farleigh village. The gentle slopes that cradle Backwell often catch the pale morning light, lending the surrounding fields a soft, almost luminous quality. Historically, the land here has been shaped by agricultural pursuits, the fields bearing the quiet, enduring marks of cultivation. While not a market town in the bustling sense, the echoes of past commerce can be felt in the way lanes converge, hinting at routes long trodden. The air in Backwell carries a subtle scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a familiar perfume of rural England.
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Explore Backwell, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.413995, -2.739128. 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. |