Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lydford Fair Place, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lydford Fair Place 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 Lydford Fair Place, 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 | Lydford Fair Place |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.088310 |
| Longitude | -2.615543 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lydford Fair Place emerges from the Somerset expanse as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, insistent geography of the region. It lies 4.4 miles west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 269°T, OS grid ST 569 322), and is situated north-north-east of West Lydford village. The light here seems to linger longer against the hedgerows, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the flat fields as the day wanes. Southwood Brook meanders through the damp meadows nearby, its progress marked by the rhythmic, persistent hum of insects that thrive in the moisture of the low-lying ground. To the south-east, the skeletal remains of the old church stand as a silent, grey sentinel, offering a stark contrast to the verdant, unbroken horizon. The land around Lydford Fair Place remains largely dictated by the slow, seasonal turn of agriculture, where the soil holds a heavy, dark quality that clings to the boots of any traveller. Distant slopes like Wheat Hill provide a necessary verticality to an otherwise level vista, anchoring the eye against the wide, pale sky. This deliberate modesty of scale defines the character of the hamlet, which persists without the clamour of modern ambition.
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Explore Lydford Fair Place, 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: 51.088310, -2.615543. 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. |