Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Ford Street, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford Street 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 | Ford Street |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.957274 |
| Longitude | -3.202355 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford Street maintains a quiet, unassuming presence along the low-lying lanes of Somerset. It lies 1.8 miles south-east of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 143°T, OS grid ST 156 182), and is situated south of Chelston village. The horizon here is dominated by the looming presence of Wellington Monument, which serves as a solitary, needle-like sentinel against the shifting grey skies of the south-west. To the south-east, the slopes of Buckland Hill rise with a heavy, earthen permanence, grounding the surrounding fields in a deep, verdant shadow. Ford Street itself keeps a steady pace, defined by the narrow, winding veins of local roads that have long served the agricultural life of the valley. A short distance away, the quiet elevation of Quarts Moor offers a vantage point where the wind carries the damp, clean scent of approaching weather. The architecture of Ford Street remains modest and functional, reflecting a history tied to the soil rather than the grandeur of stone monuments or civic pride. Each evening, the light stretches thin across the hedgerows, gilding the damp leaves in a fleeting, copper hue before the dusk settles over the fields.
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Explore Ford Street, 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: 50.957274, -3.202355. 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. |