(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore West Hill, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Hill 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 West Hill, 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 | West Hill |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.482085 |
| Longitude | -2.778650 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
West Hill rises above the Severn Estuary as a quiet vantage point where the salt-heavy air clarifies the edges of the distant Welsh coastline. It lies 0.5 miles west-south-west of Portishead (from Portishead: bearing 243°T, OS grid ST 460 761). The topography here remains dictated by the sudden, steep transition from the limestone ridges toward the water, where the light shifts from grey to silver across the Bristol Channel. To the east, the verdant basin of Welly Bottom catches the morning mist, holding the cool dampness long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. Residents of West Hill look toward the Portishead Pier to Black Nore SSSI, a rugged stretch of coast where the geology reveals itself in fractured strata of dark rock. This suburban expanse maintains a distinct character, defined more by the reach of the tide and the prevailing winds than by the orderly streets of its neighbour. Houses are arranged to capture the expansive views, their windows often turned toward the horizon as if waiting for the rhythm of the shipping lanes. The land carries a residual stillness, shaped by the proximity of the sea and the slow, persistent erosion of the cliffs below.
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Explore West Hill, 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: 51.482085, -2.778650. 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. |