Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Winscombe, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Winscombe 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 Winscombe, 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 | Winscombe |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.314599 |
| Longitude | -2.832845 |
| Place Type | Village |
Winscombe reveals itself as a quiet confluence of Mendip geology and pastoral patience, where the limestone ridges temper the passage of the seasons. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 341°T, OS grid ST 420 576), and is situated west-south-west of Star village. The land here rises and falls with a deliberate grace, pulling the eye toward the elevated silhouette of Sandford Hill, which guards the northern horizon against the encroaching clouds. Water finds a slow, purposeful path through the valley floor, where Winscombe Brook meanders with a clarity that mirrors the pale, shifting light of the Somerset sky. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the rugged earth of Hale Coombe folds into the landscape, offering a cool shadow that persists even when the midday sun warms the higher pastures. Historically, the presence of the railway transformed the local pace, leaving behind traces of an industry that once bound these fields to the wider world with iron and steam. Today, the quiet lanes of Winscombe retain a lingering stillness, as if the soil itself holds the memory of the heavy carts and seasonal cycles that defined its early character. Every evening, the shadows lengthen across the grass with a precision that suggests a landscape perfectly content with its own solitude.
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Explore Winscombe, 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: 51.314599, -2.832845. 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. |