(Hamlet near Wootton Courtenay)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Ford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.172718 |
| Longitude | -3.532313 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Somerset landscape like a secret whispered by the earth itself. It lies 3.3 miles south-west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 226°T, OS grid SS 929 426), and is situated south-west of Wootton Courtenay village. The hamlet breathes the bracing, open air of Exmoor National Park, where the light descends in thin, silver ribbons across the rolling slopes. Nearby, the Wootton Courtenay Stream marks its passage through the grass, a clear, persistent vein of cold water that hums against the stones. To the south-west, the dramatic slopes of Hanny Combe rise up, carving deep, shadowed furrows into the horizon that shift with the passing clouds. Ford remains a place where the architecture of the hills takes precedence over the works of man, grounding the spirit in the ancient weight of the moor. Here, the silence is not an absence of sound but a heavy, rhythmic presence that defines the day. Each stone and hedgerow in Ford seems to hold the memory of the wind, standing firm against the vast, changing sky of the West Country.
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Explore Ford, 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: 51.172718, -3.532313. 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. |