Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Meare, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Meare 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 Meare, 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 | Meare |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.171505 |
| Longitude | -2.781216 |
| Place Type | Village |
Meare emerges from the flat, peat-rich expanse of the Somerset Levels as a low-slung silhouette defined by the distant, melancholic hum of the wind. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 301°T, OS grid ST 454 416), and is situated east of Oxenpill village. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, dominated by the pale, thin light that catches the reeds and turns the sky into a sheet of hammered pewter. Just a short walk away, the Abbot's Fish House and Fishponds endure as a stoic reminder of the monastic wealth that once governed these marshy reaches. Nearby, the quiet currents of White's River thread through the landscape, carving slow, deliberate paths that seem to have altered little over the centuries. These waterways once sustained a complex medieval economy, yet today they offer only a sense of profound, watery stillness to the passerby. Meare retains a singular character, shaped by the weight of its damp, alluvial earth and the absence of any imposing elevation to break the sky. The architecture remains modest, echoing the pragmatic, enduring spirit of those who historically harvested the bounty of the surrounding wetlands.
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Explore Meare, 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: 51.171505, -2.781216. 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. |