Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lufton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lufton 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.
| Place | Lufton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.948663 |
| Longitude | -2.678111 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lufton rests in a quiet corner of Somerset, its gentle landscape hinting at ancient cultivation. It lies 3.2 km west-north-west of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 286°T, OS grid ST 524 168), and is situated south of Chilthorne Domer village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth after a soft rain, a familiar perfume to those who know the Wessex countryside. Though no grand abbey or bustling market square defines Lufton, its modest church, St. Mary's, stands as a silent sentinel, its stone weathered by centuries of quiet observation. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, roll towards the distant horizon, their contours shaped by the patient hands of generations. The very light seems to possess a particular quality, a softness that bathes the hedgerows and farmsteads in a warm, diffused glow, as if nature herself is whispering secrets.
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Explore Lufton, 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: 50.948663, -2.678111. 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 | June 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. |