Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Alcombe, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alcombe 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 | Alcombe |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.196622 |
| Longitude | -3.466911 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Alcombe stretches across the lower slopes of the Somerset landscape where the air carries the sharp, salt-edged tang of the nearby Bristol Channel. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 143°T, OS grid SS 975 451). This suburb holds a quiet dignity, finding itself entirely contained within the protected expanse of Exmoor National Park. To the south, the rising contours of Trimps Hill and Penny Hill cast long, cooling shadows across the rooftops as the afternoon light begins to yellow. The proximity to the West Somerset Railway allows the low, rhythmic chugging of heritage locomotives to drift through the gardens, grounding the modern day in the soot and iron of the past. Alcombe maintains a distinct character, marked by stone walls that seem to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. The valley floor, particularly toward Ellicombe Combe, offers a sanctuary of green where the transition from moorland to coast is felt in the sudden, bracing shifts of the wind. Such geography ensures that Alcombe remains a place of transition, caught between the wild, heather-clad heights and the steady, tidal pulse of the shore.
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Explore Alcombe, Somerset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.196622, -3.466911. 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. |