Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Towerhead, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Towerhead 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Towerhead, Gloucestershire, 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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| Place | Towerhead |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.330689 |
| Longitude | -2.851193 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Towerhead reveals itself as a quiet confluence of pastoral lanes and limestone geology, hidden within the verdant folds of the Mendip periphery. It lies 3.3 miles north-north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 334°T, OS grid ST 407 594), and is situated east-north-east of Banwell village. The geography here is marked by a subtle, heavy stillness, where the limestone hills press against the horizon like the bruised knuckles of an old giant. A short distance to the north, the waters of Towerhead Brook trace a silver, unhurried line through the low-lying pasture, carving paths that have remained unchanged for centuries. Above the hamlet, the earth holds ancient secrets, specifically where the Banwell Ochre Caves Sssi burrow into the bedrock, harbouring mineral hues that once stained the hands of local labourers. The air in Towerhead carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially during the transition of seasons when the sunlight catches the wet flint of the old field walls. One might wander the nearby slopes to find the earthworks of Banwell Camp, a silent sentinel that watches over the valley with the indifferent gravity of an iron-age ghost. This landscape demands a particular kind of patience, rewarding the observer with a rare, lingering quality of light that seems to hold the day in suspense long after the sun has begun to wane.
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Explore Towerhead, 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: 51.330689, -2.851193. 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. |