Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Alford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alford 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 | Alford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.087898 |
| Longitude | -2.565394 |
| Place Type | Village |
Alford holds a quiet authority over the low-lying pastures of Somerset, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the clutter of modern industry. It lies 2.2 miles west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 267°T, OS grid ST 604 322), and is situated north-east of Lovington village. The land here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace towards the water, defined by the slow persistence of brooks that carve through the heavy clay. To the north, the ancient stone structure of Bolter’s Bridge endures as a silent marker of older trade routes that once connected these disparate fields. A visitor might find the light near Lane End Pool particularly sharp in the early morning, turning the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. Alford maintains a stillness that feels less like isolation and more like a patient observation of the seasons. The soil, rich and dark, carries the memory of generations who worked the earth long before the tarmac roads arrived. Beyond the hedgerows, the rising ground towards Blackworthy Hill provides a vantage point from which the entire patchwork of the parish reveals its true, modest scale.
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Explore Alford, 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: 51.087898, -2.565394. 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. |