Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Croford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Croford 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 | Croford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.040642 |
| Longitude | -3.280496 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Croford, a quiet hamlet in Somerset, breathes the subtle scent of damp earth and ancient hedgerows. It lies 2.3 km east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 95°T, OS grid ST 103 275), and is situated west-south-west of Fitzhead village. The landscape around Croford unfolds with a gentle, rolling grace, the fields divided by ancient stone walls that seem to hold the very essence of the seasons. Sunlight here possesses a soft, diffused quality, painting the surrounding pastures in hues of emerald and gold, a light that might have inspired a poet's quiet contemplation. The occasional murmur of a hidden stream, barely audible above the rustle of leaves, speaks of a timeless continuity, a life lived at a pace dictated by the turning of the earth.
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Explore Croford, 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: 51.040642, -3.280496. 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. |