Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Handy Cross, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Handy Cross 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 Handy Cross, 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 | Handy Cross |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.076628 |
| Longitude | -3.253382 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Handy Cross emerges as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet, verdant folds of the Somerset countryside. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 47°T, OS grid ST 122 315), and is situated south-south-west of Lydeard St Lawrence village. The land here rises with a measured, deliberate grace, dominated by the brooding presence of White Hill just a short distance to the south. Where the fields meet the horizon, the light often takes on a pale, translucent quality that clarifies the sharp edges of the hedgerows. Beyond the immediate pastures, the dense canopy of Combe Wood provides a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open grazing lands that define the local character. Handy Cross remains a place where the stillness is punctuated only by the seasonal rhythms of agricultural life and the distant passage of wind. The soil itself holds a heavy, clay-rich persistence, grounding the scattered homes firmly against the elements. Each lane leading away from the houses seems to carry the faint, lingering scent of damp earth and crushed clover, marking the passage of the seasons through the valley.
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Explore Handy Cross, 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: 51.076628, -3.253382. 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. |