Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Higher Beetham, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Beetham 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.
| Place | Higher Beetham |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.903670 |
| Longitude | -3.029030 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higher Beetham rests in the gentle Somerset countryside, a place where ancient hedgerows trace the contours of the land. It lies 5.6 km north-west of Chard (from Chard: bearing 308°T, OS grid ST 277 120), and is situated south-south-east of Buckland St Mary village. The hamlet, a scattering of stone cottages, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light that often bathes this corner of South West England, lending a muted, earthy glow to the surrounding fields. Here, the quietude is palpable, a stillness broken only by the murmur of distant sheep or the sigh of wind through the oak trees that stand sentinel over the lanes. The absence of grand monuments allows the landscape itself to speak, its rolling slopes and verdant pastures forming a serene panorama. Life in Higher Beetham flows with a quiet purpose, tied to the rhythms of agriculture and the enduring character of the land.
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Explore Higher Beetham, 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: 50.903670, -3.029030. 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 | June 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. |