Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Horton Cross, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horton Cross 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 | Horton Cross |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.933646 |
| Longitude | -2.945701 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Horton Cross, a quiet hamlet in Somerset, offers a contemplative stillness to those who find themselves upon its ground. It lies 2.3 km west-north-west of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 285°T, OS grid ST 336 153), and is situated north-north-west of Donyatt village. The landscape here, a gentle swell of verdant fields, often catches the low afternoon sun, painting the ancient hedgerows in hues of burnished gold. A solitary church spire, its stone weathered by countless seasons, rises with a stoic grace above the cluster of homes. The air, especially after a soft rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant livestock, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of Horton Cross. One might imagine that the quiet murmur of generations past still lingers, a subtle echo in the rustling leaves of mature oak trees that stand sentinel.
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Explore Horton Cross, 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: 50.933646, -2.945701. 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. |