Blackford Somerset Map

About Blackford

Blackford rests within the gentle Somerset countryside, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, enduring spirit. It lies 6.0 km west-south-west of Wincanton (from Wincanton: bearing 246°T, OS grid ST 657 262), and is situated east of Compton Pauncefoot village. The fields surrounding Blackford, often a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast South West sky, speak of generations of farmers tending the soil, their labours etched not in stone but in the very contours of the land. A keen eye might catch the way the afternoon sun, when it breaks through the clouds, casts a warm, almost honeyed glow upon the stone walls and thatched roofs of the cottages, lending them a timeless beauty. The nearby streams, mere trickles in the drier months, swell with the rains to sing a soft, persistent song as they wind their way through the meadows, a constant, gentle presence in the life of Blackford.

About This Blackford Map Page

Explore Blackford, 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: 51.034411, -2.490112. 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.