(Suburban Area near Stoke sub Hamdon)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Highway, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highway 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 Highway, 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 | Highway |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.954966 |
| Longitude | -2.741814 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Highway serves as a quiet threshold between the limestone heights and the low, fertile plains of Somerset. It lies 3.0 miles east of South Petherton (from South Petherton: bearing 82°T, OS grid ST 479 175), and is situated east-north-east of Stoke sub Hamdon village. The landscape here is defined by the proximity of Ham Hill Country Park, where the earth gives way to the golden, honeyed glow of Jurassic stone that has long dictated the local architecture. Highway occupies a position where the horizon feels vast, capturing a particular quality of light that seems to hold the afternoon in a state of suspended clarity. To the south, the slopes of Hamdon Hill rise with a silent, tectonic gravity, grounding the surroundings in a prehistoric weight. The air near Highway carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby brooks, which trace their way through the fields with an insistent, silver persistence. One finds that the character of Highway is not defined by grand monuments, but by the subtle intersection of rugged elevation and the steady, patient work of the land.
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Explore Highway, 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: 50.954966, -2.741814. 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. |