Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Holford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holford 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 | Holford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.162076 |
| Longitude | -3.209704 |
| Place Type | Village |
Holford rests within the Quantock Hills, a landscape of gentle slopes and ancient woodlands. It lies 8.7 km east-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 105°T, OS grid ST 155 410), and is situated south-south-east of Kilve village. The air here often carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume of the wild Quantocks that spills down into the village. Holford's stone cottages, their walls weathered by countless seasons, seem to exhale a quiet contentment, their slate roofs catching the soft, diffused light that filters through the surrounding trees. The village green, a patch of resilient grass, offers a simple stage for the unhurried life of Holford, a place where the ancient rhythm of the land still dictates the pace.
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Explore Holford, 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: 51.162076, -3.209704. 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. |