Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Downside, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downside 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 | Downside |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.390263 |
| Longitude | -2.722131 |
| Place Type | Village |
Downside, a Gloucestershire hamlet, exhales a quietude that settles like dust motes in a sunbeam. It lies 5.4 km south-south-east of Nailsea (from Nailsea: bearing 152°T, OS grid ST 498 659), and is situated west of Lulsgate Bottom village. The land here rolls with a gentle, unassuming grace, giving way to fields that seem to hold the pale, diffused light of the South West with a particular fondness. Though not boasting grand abbeys or bustling squares, Downside carries the subtle weight of its agricultural past in the weathered stone of its older cottages, each one a small testament to generations who worked the earth. The air, often carrying the faint, earthy scent of ploughed soil, whispers of a continuity that stretches back beyond living memory.
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Explore Downside, 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: 51.390263, -2.722131. 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. |