Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Flaxpool, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Flaxpool 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 | Flaxpool |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.108577 |
| Longitude | -3.226348 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Flaxpool emerges from the verdant Somerset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the Quantock Hills. It lies 5.9 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 39°T, OS grid ST 142 350), and is situated south of Crowcombe village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the damp earth of the nearby New Marsh where the reeds sway in rhythmic sympathy with the wind. To the west, the landscape opens toward the Roebuck Meadows Sssi, where the tall grasses thrive undisturbed in the heavy, nutrient-rich soil. Flaxpool maintains a modest presence, its boundaries marked not by grand monuments but by the ancient flow of water and the long, sloping contours of the land. The proximity of the higher ground ensures that the air remains crisp, carrying the faint, sharp scent of distant heather from the eastward heights. Travellers passing through find that the pace of life remains dictated by the sun’s traversal across the valley rather than the urgency of the modern road. Such simplicity allows the inherent character of the terrain to reveal itself, stripped of ornamentation and grounded in the honest, enduring weight of the West Country.
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Explore Flaxpool, 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: 51.108577, -3.226348. 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. |