Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lyngford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lyngford 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 | Lyngford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.028001 |
| Longitude | -3.095381 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lyngford unfolds as a quiet suburban limb of Somerset, its houses arranged with a certain settled order. It lies 1.9 km north-north-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 29°T, OS grid ST 232 259). The air here often carries a soft, diffused light, lending a gentle sheen to the well-kept gardens and the occasional patch of common land where children might still chase shadows on a summer afternoon. Though its origins are not marked by ancient stone or grand pronouncements, Lyngford possesses a character born from the steady ebb and flow of modern life, a place where the distant hum of the larger town provides a constant, low thrum. The landscape around Lyngford, a gentle sweep of fields and hedgerows, speaks of a working countryside that has yielded to the needs of habitation, yet still offers glimpses of its enduring rural charm. It is a place that quietly accepts its role, a suburban echo of the more boisterous tones of its Somerset neighbours.
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Explore Lyngford, 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: 51.028001, -3.095381. 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. |