Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lyng, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lyng 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 | Lyng |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.052536 |
| Longitude | -2.961204 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lyng, a quiet hamlet in the Somerset Levels, rests where the land begins its gentle rise towards the Quantock Hills. It lies 5.8 km south-east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 138°T, OS grid ST 327 285), and is situated west-south-west of East Lyng village. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wetlands that have shaped this place for centuries. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, mark out the fields, offering a sense of timeless enclosure. The subtle play of light across the flat expanse, catching the reeds by the watercourses, lends a certain contemplative quality to the landscape. Lyng's modest presence speaks of a life lived in close communion with the rhythms of the Somerset countryside.
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Explore Lyng, 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: 51.052536, -2.961204. 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. |