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Holway Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

Explore Holway, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holway 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.

Interactive Map of Holway, Somerset

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Holway, 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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PlaceHolway
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.007187
Longitude-3.078527
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Holway

Holway rests upon the gentle, sloping terrain of Somerset, where the suburban landscape meets the quiet periphery of the county town. It lies 1.4 miles east-south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 108°T, OS grid ST 244 236), and is situated north of Shoreditch village. The morning light often catches the silvered surface of Stockwell Stream as it winds westward, tracing a cool, fluid boundary through the low-lying fields. Beyond the immediate residences, the rising profile of Creechbarrow Hill serves as a silent, green sentinel against the horizon, anchoring the geography of the district. Holway maintains an air of composed domesticity, its streets characterised by the steady rhythms of a modern suburban life that nonetheless remembers the rural stillness of the surrounding Vale of Taunton. Residents move with a purposeful calm, often traversing the short distance toward the heart of Taunton to visit the ancient grounds of the castle or the local museums. In the quiet transition between the built environment and the open fields, the air carries a distinct freshness, unburdened by the heavy industry of larger centres. This corner of the West Country possesses a grounded, unassuming dignity, revealed in the way the shadows lengthen across the gardens as the sun descends toward the distant hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stockwell Stream (River) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
  • Creechbarrow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 008° N
  • Borough Bank, A Section Of Medieval Town Defences 70M North Of St Mary Magdalene Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 303° WNW
  • Mother Nature (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • Taunton Castle: A Motte And Bailey Castle, Part Of The Outer Bailey, An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery And A Civil War Artillery Platform (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 296° WNW · 2 ha
  • stone cider mill (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 294° WNW
  • Somerset Cricket Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 312° NW
  • County Classics Motor Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 299° WNW
  • Goodland Gardens (Park) — 1.3 mi, 297° WNW
  • Gaol Stream (River) — 1.3 mi, 288° WNW
  • Somerset Military Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 299° WNW
  • sword in the stone (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 297° WNW
  • The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Taunton Castle (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 298° WNW
  • Cotlake Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 233° SW
  • @2K Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Steps Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 291° WNW
  • Lyngford Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 340° NNW
  • Newmead Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 054° NE
  • Thurlbear Wood And Quarrylands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 135° SE · 27 ha
  • Poundisford Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 217° SW · 180 ha
  • Hestercombe House Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 357° N
  • The Decoy (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 352° N
  • Poundisford Park Pale (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 213° SSW · 6 ha
  • Hestercombe Gardens (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 356° N
  • Kennel Bottom (Valley) — 3.3 mi, 355° N
  • site of Cotford Farm (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 294° WNW
  • King's Cliff Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • Buckland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.4 mi, 225° SW
  • The Mill House (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 306° NW

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About This Holway Map Page

Explore Holway, 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: 51.007187, -3.078527. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.