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.
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| Place | Capton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.146983 |
| Longitude | -3.317378 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Capton emerges from the quiet Somerset landscape as a modest collection of dwellings bound to the rhythm of the surrounding agricultural land. It lies 2.5 miles 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 terrain here rises in shallow, persistent folds that catch the long, pale light of the late afternoon, casting the hedges into sharp relief. To the north-east, the slopes of Castle Hill provide a silent, elevated sentinel over the lower fields, marking the horizon with a steady, earthen weight. The Monksilver Stream courses nearby to the west, its movement a persistent, rhythmic low-frequency hum that defines the local topography. Capton retains a deliberate stillness, where the lack of modern clamour allows one to observe the subtle shifts in the weather moving across the open pasture. The local architecture relies on a sturdy vernacular of stone and slate, reflecting a long history of working the earth rather than grander ambitions. Each lane leading away from Capton invites a slow pace, demanding that the traveller notice the texture of the flint and the sudden, sharp clarity of the air.
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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 | 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. |