Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Fordgate, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fordgate 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fordgate, Somerset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Fordgate |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.090432 |
| Longitude | -2.966359 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Fordgate emerges from the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Somerset Levels as a singular point of human persistence amidst a vast, water-heavy horizon. It lies 2.2 miles east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 91°T, OS grid ST 324 327), and is situated west-north-west of Moorland village. The landscape here is defined by an intricate geometry of drainage, where the Northmoor Main Drain flows with a slow, deliberate purpose just 0.3 miles to the southeast. Fordgate maintains a quiet dialogue with the sky, which often appears larger and more mercurial than the land it illuminates. A short distance to the east, the Westonzoyland Engine Rhyne marks the boundary between solid earth and the deep, saturated history of the moors. This proximity to the water gives the atmosphere a peculiar, heavy clarity, as if the air itself were polished by the damp winds blowing off the nearby wetlands. Fordgate remains anchored to this low-lying plain, where the light shifts with a sudden, sharp intensity against the reeds and grazing cattle. Every structure and track seems to exist in a state of watchful patience, observing the subtle tides of the seasons that govern life upon these silty reaches.
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Explore Fordgate, 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: 51.090432, -2.966359. 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. |