Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Holwell, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holwell 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.
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| Place | Holwell |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.203362 |
| Longitude | -2.390235 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Holwell emerges from the limestone bedrock of Somerset like a quiet thought held between the folds of the Mendip Hills. It lies 3.5 miles west-south-west of Frome (from Frome: bearing 237°T, OS grid ST 728 449), and is situated south-west of Nunney village. Geologists often look toward the Holwell Quarries SSSI, where the earth reveals its ancient, fractured strata in a thin, one-hectare scar upon the landscape. Beyond these rocky exposures, the ground softens into the green, sheltered hollows of Holwell Valley, where the light seems to linger longer against the damp, heavy grass. Time here is measured by the slow accumulation of sediment and the patient growth of hedgerows rather than the frantic pace of the modern world. The proximity of Nunney Castle, a moated fortification of fourteenth-century ambition, provides a stark, grey counterpoint to the organic sprawl of the surrounding fields. Holwell remains defined by this intersection of industrial heritage and the enduring, unyielding weight of the surrounding stone.
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Explore Holwell, 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: 51.203362, -2.390235. 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. |