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Bonson Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

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

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PlaceBonson
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.161699
Longitude-3.109857
Place TypeHamlet

About Bonson

Bonson emerges from the Somerset lowlands as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unyielding patience of the local topography. It lies 5.1 miles west-north-west of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 298°T, OS grid ST 224 408), and is situated east-north-east of Fiddington village. The sunlight here often catches the damp earth with a silver clarity, illuminating the modest lanes that wander toward the slopes of Pinnacle Hill to the south-west. Bonson occupies a landscape where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp pasture and the slow, rhythmic cycle of the turning seasons. To the east, the quiet presence of the South Moor Main Brook carves a dark, deliberate line through the fields, acting as a constant companion to the fields that surround the hamlet. Nearby, the ancient stones of the Churchyard Cross stand as a silent witness to centuries of passing weather, their weathered surfaces holding the grey light of the sky. This corner of the county remains largely untouched by the clamour of modern industry, preferring the slow, honest labour of the land. Bonson endures in this corner of the world, a place where the horizon remains wide and the silence is punctuated only by the wind moving through the hedgerows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Churchyard Cross 5.6M South East Of The Porch Of St Martin'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 247° WSW
  • Bower Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 125° SE
  • South Moor Main Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 085° E
  • Settlement Se Of Cannington Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 106° ESE · 13 ha
  • Cynwit Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 100° E · 6 ha
  • Pinnacle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 255° WSW
  • Ashford Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 157° SSE
  • Cannington Park Quarry (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 100° E
  • Stogursey Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 297° WNW
  • Coleridge Cottage (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • The Walled Gardens of Cannington (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 110° ESE
  • Black Pits (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 170° S
  • Nether Stowey Library (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 251° WSW
  • Memorial Globe (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 113° ESE
  • Stowey Castle (Castle) — 2.5 mi, 250° WSW
  • Fairfield (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 298° WNW · 46 ha
  • Bin Combe (Valley) — 3.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Goose Marsh (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 002° N
  • Quantock Hills (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 3.4 mi, 227° SW · 99 ha
  • Marchant's Sands (Wetland) — 3.6 mi, 080° E
  • Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Ge-Mare Farm Fields Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 281° W · 4 ha
  • St Matthew's Field (Park) — 5.0 mi, 122° ESE
  • The Quantocks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.0 mi, 249° WSW · 25k acres
  • Chandos Glass Cone (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 114° ESE
  • Scott Cinemas Bridgwater (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 116° ESE
  • Bridgwater War Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 116° ESE
  • Brick & Tile Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 112° ESE
  • Bagborough Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.2 mi, 220° SW
  • Chantry (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 291° WNW

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About This Bonson Map Page

Explore Bonson, 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: 51.161699, -3.109857. 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.