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Biddisham Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

Explore Biddisham, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Biddisham 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.

Interactive Map of Biddisham, Somerset

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Biddisham, 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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PlaceBiddisham
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.272902
Longitude-2.885733
Place TypeVillage

About Biddisham

Biddisham holds the quiet, low-lying character of the Somerset Levels, where the sky seems to stretch wider across the reclaimed pastureland. It lies 3.1 miles west-south-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 251°T, OS grid ST 383 530), and is situated west-north-west of Badgworth village. The landscape around Biddisham feels tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of nearby watercourses like the Down Rhyne, which drains the heavy, fertile soil toward the Severn Estuary. To the north, the limestone ridge of Crook Peak rises like a silent, grey sentinel above the flat horizon, offering a stark vertical contrast to the damp, verdant fields below. The local architecture remains anchored by the simple, enduring stone of St John the Baptist, a church that has watched the seasons turn over the centuries with a solemn, unadorned grace. Light here possesses a particular, liquid quality, shimmering off the drainage ditches during the winter months when the water levels rise to meet the edges of the lanes. Biddisham retains a singular, detached peace, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the wind carries only the soft rustle of reeds and the distant calls of moorland birds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Down Rhyne (River) — 1.2 mi, 083° E
  • Old River Axe (River) — 1.3 mi, 027° NNE
  • Picken'S Hole (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 036° NE
  • Webbington Farm (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 350° N
  • Crook Peak (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 010° N
  • Churchyard Cross In St Andrew'S Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 347° NNW
  • Compton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 017° NNE
  • Crook Peak To Shute Shelve Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 043° NE · 333 ha
  • Shiplate Slait Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 332° NNW · 34 ha
  • Bourton Coombe (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 048° NE
  • Two Bowl Barrows On Shiplate Slait (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 337° NNW
  • Mendip (National Nature Reserve) — 2.8 mi, 097° E · 14k acres
  • King John's Hunting Lodge;King John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum) (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 072° ENE
  • Village Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 243° WSW
  • The Caves (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 359° N
  • Bone Cave (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 358° N
  • Banwell Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 017° NNE
  • ROC Post Bleadon (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 322° NW
  • The Cart Wash (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 014° NNE
  • Banwell Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 015° NNE
  • Rich's Cider Farm (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 211° SSW
  • Court Farm Country Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.5 mi, 003° N
  • ROC Post Windscombe (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 056° ENE
  • Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 026° NNE
  • Court Farm Castle (Historic House / Palace) — 4.6 mi, 003° N
  • Shipham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 053° NE
  • Hunt's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 245° WSW
  • Brean Cross Pill (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 292° WNW
  • Cheddar Viewing Tower (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 084° E
  • The Helicopter Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 337° NNW

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About This Biddisham Map Page

Explore Biddisham, 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: 51.272902, -2.885733. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.