Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Dowlish Ford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dowlish Ford 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 | Dowlish Ford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.917451 |
| Longitude | -2.912909 |
| Place Type | Village |
Dowlish Ford, a hamlet in Somerset, breathes the quietude of the West Country landscape. It lies 1.2 km south of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 177°T, OS grid ST 359 135). The gentle slopes around Dowlish Ford, where watercourses find their way through fertile soil, hint at a long agricultural past, a subtle continuity felt in the very air. The scattered dwellings, their stone a warm ochre under the often-soft English sky, speak of a history not of grand pronouncements but of persistent, humble habitation. In the dappled light filtering through ancient trees, one might imagine the quiet industry that once sustained these few homes. Dowlish Ford, in its understated charm, offers a sense of enduring peace.
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Explore Dowlish Ford, 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: 50.917451, -2.912909. 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. |