Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Chilson, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chilson 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chilson, 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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| Place | Chilson |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.830417 |
| Longitude | -2.957003 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Chilson emerges from the rolling Somerset folds as a collection of quiet lanes and ancient boundaries where the horizon feels remarkably close. It lies 2.9 miles south of Chard (from Chard: bearing 172°T, OS grid ST 326 038), and is situated east-north-east of Tytherleigh village. The landscape here is defined by the subtle tension between the high ground of Honey Hill to the west and the damp, low-lying character of the surrounding fields. Sunlight often catches the edges of the nearby Broom Gravel Pits Sssi, where the earth has been turned to reveal a stark, geological patience beneath the grass. Chilson maintains a stillness that belongs to the limestone and clay, indifferent to the shifting pace of the modern world. Travellers passing through might notice how the light shifts across the hedgerows, creating long, deliberate shadows that define the shape of the afternoon. Each stone wall in Chilson seems to hold the memory of a previous season, grounding the hamlet firmly within the broader, unhurried geography of the South West.
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Explore Chilson, 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: 50.830417, -2.957003. 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. |