Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Lydford-on-Fosse |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.075848 |
| Longitude | -2.620345 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lydford-on-Fosse, a quiet corner of Somerset, exhales a gentle rural character. It lies 7.6 km west-south-west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 258°T, OS grid ST 566 309), and is situated south of West Lydford village. The land here, a rich loam, slopes with a subtle grace towards the Fosse Way, a Roman road that whispers of ancient journeys. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent Somerset cloud, seems to linger on the weathered stone of the few dwellings, giving them a warm, honeyed glow. The air carries the scent of damp earth and distant fields, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats softly beneath Lydford-on-Fosse. Occasional glimpses of hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and bramble, hint at a wilder beauty just beyond the cultivated fields.
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Explore Lydford-on-Fosse, 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: 51.075848, -2.620345. 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. |