Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Dowlish Wake, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dowlish Wake 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 Wake |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.909421 |
| Longitude | -2.889511 |
| Place Type | Village |
Dowlish Wake retains an enduring, quiet grace defined by the golden hue of its Hamstone cottages and the verdant slopes that rise to meet the horizon. It lies 1.7 miles south-east of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 141°T, OS grid ST 375 125), and is situated south of Kingstone village. The air here holds the faint, sharp scent of crushed apples, a sensory legacy of Perry’s Cider Mill, which remains a heartbeat of local industry just a few paces from the core of the dwellings. Dowlish Brook meanders past the periphery, its clear water tracing the contours of the land with a persistent, liquid clarity that reflects the changing temper of the Somerset sky. To the west, the rising mass of Burrows Hill commands the skyline, offering a silent, geological anchor to the surrounding fields. The church of St Andrew stands as a testament to centuries of craft, its tower catching the low, amber light of late afternoon to cast long shadows across the churchyard. Life in Dowlish Wake moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, unencumbered by the clamour of modern thoroughfares. This landscape, shaped by the steady toil of agriculture and the gentle persistence of the brook, offers a singular clarity of place that lingers in the memory long after one has departed.
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Explore Dowlish Wake, 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: 50.909421, -2.889511. 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. |