Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Henstridge Bowden, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Henstridge Bowden 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 Henstridge Bowden, 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 | Henstridge Bowden |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.984705 |
| Longitude | -2.439385 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Henstridge Bowden draws its quiet character from the heavy, fertile soil of Somerset, where the horizon stretches in long, muted lines across the damp fields. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of Stalbridge (from Stalbridge: bearing 303°T, OS grid ST 692 206), and is situated west-south-west of Yenston village. The landscape here rises with a subtle, deliberate grace, dominated by the proximity of Bowden Hill just to the east. This modest elevation acts as a silent sentry, catching the pale, watery light of the morning before it settles over the scattered farmsteads. To the west, the land folds toward the Laycock Railway Cutting, where the geology of the region reveals itself in layers of exposed limestone and tangled hedgerows. Henstridge Bowden remains a place of slow shifts, where the air holds the scent of damp grass and the distant, metallic tang of the countryside. The rhythm of life here follows the seasonal turning of the earth rather than the clamour of modern ambition. Every shadow cast across the lanes feels intentional, marking the passage of hours in a corner of England that prefers the company of oaks to the intrusion of the new.
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Explore Henstridge Bowden, 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: 50.984705, -2.439385. 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. |