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Blagdon Hill Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blagdon Hill, 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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PlaceBlagdon Hill
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.958392
Longitude-3.124399
Place TypeVillage

About Blagdon Hill

Blagdon Hill commands a quiet prominence where the rolling Somerset landscape rises to meet the sky. It lies 3.9 miles south of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 191°T, OS grid ST 211 182), and is situated south-west of Pitminster village. Green lanes and ancient hedgerows converge here, marking the threshold where the lowlands yield to the rising slopes of the Blackdown Hills. The presence of the eponymous Blagdon Hill itself, standing a mere half-mile to the south-south-west, dictates the pace of life, casting long, contemplative shadows across the surrounding fields as the sun begins its descent. Water is a constant, subtle companion to the residents, with the nearby Luxhay Reservoir collecting the silver light of the heavens in its quiet, reflective basin. To the east, the sprawling canopy of Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood SSSI offers a dense, tangled sanctuary of oak and ash that has stood watch over the parish for centuries. This geography fosters a sense of seclusion, where the heavy, damp air of the valley floor gives way to the sharper, cleaner breeze of the higher ground. Blagdon Hill retains a singular, enduring character, defined as much by its stubborn attachment to the earth as by the vast, open horizon that stretches toward the distant coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Blagdon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 202° SSW
  • Luxhay Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Prior'S Park & Adcombe Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 120° ESE · 101 ha
  • Blagdon Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Leigh Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 243° WSW
  • Poundisford Park Pale (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 023° NNE · 6 ha
  • Adcombe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 118° ESE
  • Old Combe (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 091° E
  • Poundisford Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 019° NNE · 180 ha
  • Quants Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 255° WSW · 55 ha
  • Two Groups Of World War Ii Pillboxes In The North Eastern And North Western Sectors Of The Former Airfield Of Raf Culmhead, Trickey Warren (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 192° SSW
  • Two World War Ii Air Traffic Control Buildings, 620M West And 560M Wsw Of Whitewall Corner, On The Former Airfield Of Raf Culmhead, Trickey Warren (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 184° S
  • Buckland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 256° WSW
  • Galmington Stream (River) — 2.2 mi, 351° N
  • RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 191° S
  • River Culm (River) — 2.3 mi, 210° SSW
  • Trull Green (Park) — 2.6 mi, 004° N
  • Site of Otterhead House (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 163° SSE
  • Sheppy's Cider (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Quarts Moor (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 256° WSW
  • Mother Nature (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 015° NNE
  • Goodland Gardens (Park) — 4.0 mi, 012° NNE
  • stone cider mill (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 013° NNE
  • Somerset Military Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • sword in the stone (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • Taunton Castle (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • County Classics Motor Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 013° NNE
  • Somerset Cricket Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 015° NNE
  • Wellington Arts Centre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 284° WNW

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About This Blagdon Hill Map Page

Explore Blagdon Hill, 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: 50.958392, -3.124399. 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.