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.
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| Place | Dowlish Ford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.917451 |
| Longitude | -2.912909 |
| Place Type | Village |
Dowlish Ford catches the morning light as it spills over the low ridges of the Somerset landscape. It lies 0.8 miles south of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 177°T, OS grid ST 359 135). The land here tilts towards the water, defined by the quiet passage of local brooks that carve through the heavy, fertile earth. To the west, the slopes of Herne Hill rise as a dark, wooded shoulder against the sky, grounding the horizon in a permanent, verdant presence. Dowlish Ford maintains a character shaped by the steady, rhythmic demands of its agricultural past, where stone walls mark the boundaries of fields that have long provided for the valley. A short distance to the east, the rising ground of Pretwood Hill offers a vantage point across the patchwork of pastures and hedgerows. Life in Dowlish Ford moves with the seasons, reflecting a resilience found in the older architecture that keeps watch over the narrow lanes. The air here carries a clean, damp clarity, freshened by the proximity of the hills and the constant, subtle movement of the surrounding water table.
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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 | 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. |