Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lower Writhlington, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Writhlington 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.
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| Place | Lower Writhlington |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.295305 |
| Longitude | -2.423542 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Writhlington emerges from the verdant folds of the Somerset coalfield as a quiet witness to the region’s profound industrial metamorphosis. It lies 1.1 miles east-north-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 78°T, OS grid ST 705 552), and is situated south-south-west of Shoscombe village. The horizon here is defined by the sharp, reclaimed scars of mining, where nature persistently reclaims the earth with a slow, deliberate grace. Beneath the surface, the limestone geology supports the fragile, ancient ecosystems protected within the nearby Writhlington Sssi, a site renowned for its significant fossil flora. To the south-south-east, the Combe carves a deep, shadow-filled passage through the land, offering a cool sanctuary where the light descends in thin, silver needles through the canopy. Lower Writhlington retains the austere, solid character of a place built upon the extraction of deep-earth treasures, yet it now breathes with the stillness of the surrounding fields. The local terrain demands a steady foot, as the path toward the valley floor reveals the stubborn endurance of stone walls that hold the hillside in a long, quiet embrace. One senses in the quality of the air a lingering coldness, a reminder of the subterranean depths that once dictated the rhythm of every heartbeat in this corner of the world.
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Explore Lower Writhlington, 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: 51.295305, -2.423542. 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 | August 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. |