Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Banwell, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Banwell 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 | Banwell |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.327384 |
| Longitude | -2.864092 |
| Place Type | Village |
Banwell, a village of enduring character, graces the Somerset Levels. It lies 5.5 km north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 324°T, OS grid ST 398 590), and is situated west-south-west of Sandford village. The ancient parish church, dedicated to St. Andrew, stands as a noble sentinel, its spire often catching the soft, diffused light that filters across the flat expanse of the Levels, a light that seems to hold the very breath of the surrounding fields. Historically, Banwell was a place of some consequence, its prosperity once tied to agriculture and, in more recent times, a local quarrying industry that shaped the very contours of the land. The village green, a patch of well-trodden turf, retains a quiet dignity, a central point around which the gentle ebb and flow of village life has always unfolded.
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Explore Banwell, 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: 51.327384, -2.864092. 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. |