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Lowton Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

Explore Lowton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lowton 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.

Interactive Map of Lowton, Somerset

How to Use This Lowton, Somerset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lowton, 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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PlaceLowton
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.958681
Longitude-3.143799
Place TypeHamlet

About Lowton

Lowton retains the quiet dignity of a place defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the Somerset landscape. It lies 3.9 miles east-south-east of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 111°T, OS grid ST 197 183), and is situated west of Blagdon Hill village. The terrain here rises with a subtle ambition, drawing the eye toward the dark, verdant slopes of Leigh Hill to the south. Water plays a vital role in the character of the horizon, where the still, reflective surfaces of Luxhay Reservoir catch the shifting light of the afternoon sky. Lowton sits at a juncture where the manicured order of agricultural fields meets the untamed, sprawling greenery of the Blackdown Hills. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the hamlet, the dense canopy of Buckland Wood offers a profound silence that seems to absorb the modern world. The quality of the air feels remarkably crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke through the lanes. Residents of Lowton occupy a space where the rhythm of life is dictated not by the clock, but by the gradual lengthening of shadows across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Leigh Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 177° S
  • Luxhay Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 143° SE
  • Leigh Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
  • Blagdon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 126° SE
  • Blagdon Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 158° SSE
  • Quants Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 238° WSW · 55 ha
  • Buckland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 243° WSW
  • Poundisford Park Pale (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 057° ENE · 6 ha
  • Wiltown Valley (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 220° SW
  • Prior'S Park & Adcombe Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 106° ESE · 101 ha
  • Two Groups Of World War Ii Pillboxes In The North Eastern And North Western Sectors Of The Former Airfield Of Raf Culmhead, Trickey Warren (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 163° SSE
  • Poundisford Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 045° NE · 180 ha
  • Two World War Ii Air Traffic Control Buildings, 620M West And 560M Wsw Of Whitewall Corner, On The Former Airfield Of Raf Culmhead, Trickey Warren (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 157° SSE
  • River Culm (River) — 2.0 mi, 189° S
  • Galmington Stream (River) — 2.3 mi, 013° NNE
  • RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 170° S
  • Trull Green (Park) — 2.7 mi, 022° NNE
  • Sheppy's Cider (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 334° NNW
  • Quarts Moor (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 252° WSW
  • Site of Otterhead House (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 149° SSE
  • Wellington Arts Centre (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 287° WNW
  • Wellington Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 259° W
  • Millennum Garden (Park) — 4.0 mi, 006° N
  • Wellesley Cinema (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 287° WNW
  • Taunton Dragon (Public Artwork) — 4.2 mi, 025° NNE
  • stone cider mill (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 024° NNE
  • Somerset Military Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 023° NNE
  • sword in the stone (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 023° NNE
  • Taunton Castle (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 023° NNE
  • County Classics Motor Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 025° NNE

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About This Lowton Map Page

Explore Lowton, 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: 50.958681, -3.143799. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.