Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Little Load |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.014187 |
| Longitude | -2.759096 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Little Load reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings occupying the low-lying expanse of the Somerset Levels. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-west of Somerton (from Somerton: bearing 203°T, OS grid ST 468 241), and is situated north-north-east of Long Load village. Earth and water dictate the character of the horizon here, where the King's Moor Main Drain channels the slow, deliberate pulse of the landscape toward the sea. To the north, the modest rise of Lame Hill breaks the flat monotony, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that define the local agricultural rhythm. The quality of light in Little Load often possesses a pearlescent, liquid clarity, reflecting off the damp soil and the intricate veins of the surrounding rhyne network. Winters bring a profound stillness, as the nearby Wet Moor Sssi fills with seasonal floodwaters, turning the meadows into vast, shallow mirrors for the sky. This geography demands a particular resilience from the inhabitants, who have long lived in concert with the shifting boundaries of solid ground and marsh. Through centuries of seasonal ebb and flow, the identity of Little Load remains anchored to this precise, moisture-rich corner of the West Country.
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Explore Little Load, 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: 51.014187, -2.759096. 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. |