(Hamlet near West Camel)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Downhead, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downhead 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 | Downhead |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.024785 |
| Longitude | -2.619578 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Downhead remains a quiet anchor in the Somerset landscape, defined by its low-lying fields and the persistent, damp breath of the surrounding pasture. It lies 5.3 miles east-south-east of Somerton (from Somerton: bearing 112°T, OS grid ST 566 252), and is situated west-north-west of West Camel village. The earth here holds a heavy, clay-rich memory, where the light often seems to catch on the damp hedgerows and turn the afternoon a bruised, metallic grey. To the north-north-east, the medieval settlement remains of Downhead Manor Farm rise as subtle, grass-covered humps that break the flatness of the horizon. Nearby, the slopes of Annis Hill provide a modest vantage point, offering a perspective on how the land drains toward the hidden channels of the brooks. Downhead possesses a singular, detached quality, as if the modern world merely brushes against its edges rather than passing through. The local architecture speaks in the vernacular of limestone and slate, materials that have weathered into a dull, harmonious silver over the decades. Every chimney stack and stone wall serves to remind the observer that Downhead is an old, patient witness to the slow turn of the seasons.
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Explore Downhead, 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: 51.024785, -2.619578. 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. |