Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Capton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Capton 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.
| Place | Capton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.146983 |
| Longitude | -3.317378 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Capton, a quiet hamlet, lies in the gentle embrace of Somerset's rolling countryside. It lies 4.0 km south-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 167°T, OS grid ST 079 394), and is situated south-west of Sampford Brett village. The land here slopes towards the Bristol Channel, and the air, even inland, can carry a whisper of brine on favourable winds. Stone cottages, their roofs mellowed by countless seasons, cluster around a small green where ancient trees cast dappled shadows, a silent testament to the enduring spirit of the place. The fields surrounding Capton, a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide West Country sky, have long been the lifeblood of this agrarian corner, yielding crops and supporting livestock as they have for generations.
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Explore Capton, 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: 51.146983, -3.317378. 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 | June 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. |