Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lopen, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lopen 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 | Lopen |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.925715 |
| Longitude | -2.818267 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lopen holds the quiet, amber-hued stillness of a landscape shaped by long-standing agricultural labour and the soft limestone of the Somerset earth. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of South Petherton (from South Petherton: bearing 193°T, OS grid ST 425 143), and is situated south-west of Over Stratton village. The land here slopes gently toward the Lopen Brook, a waterway that marks the southern edge of the parish with a persistent, rhythmic murmur through the reeds. High above the fields, the slopes of Eggwood Hill provide a vantage point where the light stretches thin and pale over the patchwork of hedgerows. Lopen retains a certain gravity in its architecture, where the honey-coloured stone of older cottages absorbs the afternoon sun, retaining a warmth that lingers long after dusk. The surrounding fields remain deeply tied to the rhythms of the seasons, echoing with the mechanical hum of harvest rather than the noise of modern commerce. A walk through the lanes reveals a place where the passage of time is measured by the changing hue of the soil and the slow, deliberate growth of ancient trees. Every corner of Lopen reflects a grounded, persistent character, indifferent to the haste of the world beyond its borders.
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Explore Lopen, 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: 50.925715, -2.818267. 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. |