Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Knowle St Giles, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knowle St Giles 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 Knowle St Giles, 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 | Knowle St Giles |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.898564 |
| Longitude | -2.933614 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Golden light catches the low stone walls and quiet lanes that define the character of Knowle St Giles. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 203°T, OS grid ST 344 114), and is situated north-north-west of Chaffcombe village. The horizon here is marked by the presence of Sprays Hill, which rises to the east-south-east, offering a silent watch over the fields that stretch towards the horizon. To the south-south-west, the waters of Chard Reservoir reflect the shifting Somerset sky, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels ancient and deliberate. Knowle St Giles holds a modest gravity, where the architecture of the older houses reflects a patient, agrarian heritage rather than the noise of modern industry. The lanes winding through the vicinity suggest a pace of life dictated by the seasons, where the damp, dark earth of the valley floor meets the higher, drier ground. Time seems to gather in the corners of the local churchyard, undisturbed by the transit of travellers passing through the broader county. Such places retain a singular clarity, allowing the observer to see the precise intersection of geography and the hands of those who laboured to build here.
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Explore Knowle St Giles, 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: 50.898564, -2.933614. 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. |