Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lower Godney, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Godney 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 Lower Godney, 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 | Lower Godney |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.181818 |
| Longitude | -2.756753 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lower Godney emerges from the flat, peat-rich expanse of the Somerset Levels as a low-slung collection of dwellings defined by the vast, open horizon. It lies 2.9 miles north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 325°T, OS grid ST 472 427), and is situated north-east of Meare village. Water dictates the character of the terrain, as the sluggish currents of the Division Rhyne trace the eastern boundary with a silvery, deliberate persistence. The light here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, often caught in the damp reeds and reflecting the shifting moods of the sky against the dark, organic soil. To the west, the historic Duck Decoy remains a testament to an older way of life, where the stillness of the landscape once served the silent trapping of wildfowl. Lower Godney maintains a quiet composure, its architecture echoing the agricultural heritage of a land reclaimed from ancient marshes. Fields stretch outwards in a mosaic of green and brown, broken only by the occasional pollarded willow that leans against the wind. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and distant salt, a reminder that the sea is never far from the memory of these low-lying plains.
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Explore Lower Godney, 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: 51.181818, -2.756753. 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. |