Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Ashwell, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashwell 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 Ashwell, Somerset, 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 | Ashwell |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.938861 |
| Longitude | -2.908447 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ashwell defines a quiet corner of the Somerset landscape where the earth holds a particular, heavy fertility. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-east of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 18°T, OS grid ST 362 158). The terrain rises gently toward Beacon Hill, which looms just half a mile to the south-south-west like a dark, silent sentinel over the fields. To the west, the Shudrick Stream traces a winding path through the damp meadows, its water often catching the pale, watery light of an English afternoon. Ashwell retains a modest, functional character, shaped by the rhythms of the surrounding agricultural land rather than the bustle of larger parishes. The architecture here is unpretentious, relying on local stone that seems to absorb the dampness of the air and turn a deeper shade of grey during the winter months. Shadows lengthen early across the pastures, emphasizing the isolation of the hedgerows that partition the land into small, irregular parcels. A persistent stillness hangs over the lanes, broken only by the occasional movement of livestock or the rustle of wind through the tall, unkempt grasses. Ashwell remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the region, indifferent to the noise of the modern world beyond its borders.
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Explore Ashwell, 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: 50.938861, -2.908447. 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. |