Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore East Lyng, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Lyng 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 | East Lyng |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.055913 |
| Longitude | -2.951772 |
| Place Type | Village |
East Lyng commands a quiet prominence over the flat, water-bound horizon of the Somerset Levels. It lies 3.7 miles south-east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 131°T, OS grid ST 333 289), and is situated north-north-west of Curload village. The earth here is heavy and dark, a sodden expanse belonging to the Curry and Hay Moors SSSI, where the winter floods transform the fields into vast, silver mirrors for the low-hanging clouds. History presses close against the modern road, as the Anglo-Saxon Burh at East Lyng remains a silent, grassy witness to the strategic fortification of this marshy frontier. Beyond the village, the land rises toward the east where Athelney Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, marking the site where King Alfred once sought refuge amidst the reeds and shifting tides. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp peat and river-silt, rising from the channels that drain the surrounding lowlands. East Lyng maintains a stoic character, defined more by the encroaching sky and the slow, inexorable movement of water than by the frantic pace of the wider world. Every stone and furrow seems to hold the memory of an ancient, defensive past, long before the modern drainage systems tamed the unruly spirit of the moors.
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Explore East Lyng, 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: 51.055913, -2.951772. 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. |