Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore East Lydford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Lydford 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 | East Lydford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.080809 |
| Longitude | -2.608905 |
| Place Type | Village |
East Lydford breathes a quiet, pastoral existence in the Somerset landscape. It lies 6.7 km west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 262°T, OS grid ST 574 314), and is situated east of West Lydford village. The gentle sweep of the land here, a subtle embrace of rolling fields, catches the morning sun in a way that seems to illuminate the very stones of the older farmhouses. A small stream, almost shy in its passage, murmurs through the parish, its waters reflecting the shifting moods of the sky above. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the faint, earthy scent of cultivated soil and the distant lowing of cattle. East Lydford, in its unassuming charm, offers a glimpse into a way of life that moves with the seasons.
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Explore East Lydford, 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: 51.080809, -2.608905. 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. |