Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Benter, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Benter 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 Benter, 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 | Benter |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.239913 |
| Longitude | -2.505544 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Benter emerges from the Somerset limestone as a sparse collection of dwellings, quiet and unassuming against the expansive horizon. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 197°T, OS grid ST 648 490), and is situated south-south-west of Stratton-on-the-Fosse village. The landscape surrounding Benter bears the subtle, sunken scars of a forgotten industrial age, where the earth still holds the hollows of medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross. These grassy indentations soften under the shifting light, marking where men once laboured to extract the dark seams beneath the fields. To the north-west, the rise of Blacker's Hill provides a stark, wind-swept silhouette against the sky, grounding the hamlet in a topography that feels both ancient and indifferent. The air here carries a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly when the breeze drifts across the nearby valley of Moon's Bottom. Benter remains defined by this intersection of rugged geology and the quiet persistence of rural life, far removed from the bustle of the larger Somerset parishes. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual weathering of stone and the slow rotation of the seasons.
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Explore Benter, 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: 51.239913, -2.505544. 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. |