Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Holywell, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holywell 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 Holywell, 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 | Holywell |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.916977 |
| Longitude | -2.671319 |
| Place Type | Village |
Holywell remains a quiet sanctuary where the heavy, damp air of the Somerset lowlands clings to the hedgerows. It lies 2.3 miles south-west of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 225°T, OS grid ST 529 132), and is situated west-south-west of Burton village. The landscape here is defined by the soft, folding contours of the earth, punctuated by the ancient presence of the Chessels Roman Villa just to the north, where stone foundations sleep beneath the rye grass. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from Slaford Bottom, casting a pale, pearlescent sheen over the fields as morning breaks. Holywell preserves a stillness that seems to defy the passing of centuries, undisturbed by the hurried pulse of the modern world. The terrain slopes gently toward the south, catching the light in long, amber ribbons that illuminate the rugged texture of the surrounding pastures. History here is not a loud proclamation but a quiet accumulation of soil and stone, marking the slow passage of seasons over the land.
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Explore Holywell, 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: 50.916977, -2.671319. 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. |