Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Bower Hinton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bower Hinton 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.
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| Place | Bower Hinton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.958763 |
| Longitude | -2.774794 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bower Hinton maintains a quiet composure amidst the rolling agricultural folds of the Somerset levels. It lies 1.7 miles east-north-east of South Petherton (from South Petherton: bearing 65°T, OS grid ST 456 179), and is situated south-south-west of Martock village. The morning light often catches the honey-coloured stone of the older cottages, illuminating a landscape that has long been defined by the patient labour of the plough. To the south, the slopes of Cripple Hill and Hallett’s Hill rise like steady, green sentinels, watching over the low-lying pastures where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth. The nearby Hinton Meads Brook threads through the fields, a silver ribbon that carries the seasonal rains towards the Parrett. Bower Hinton preserves a character forged in the slow transition between the medieval heart of the region and the demands of a modern, working countryside. Residents look out toward the distant rise of Ham Hill, where the ancient stone quarries once provided the very marrow for the local architecture. Life here follows the subtle shifts of the horizon, where the sky seems to expand over the flat, productive soil of the valley floor.
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Explore Bower Hinton, 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: 50.958763, -2.774794. 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. |