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.
| Place | Meare |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.171505 |
| Longitude | -2.781216 |
| Place Type | Village |
Meare, a quiet presence in the Somerset Levels, breathes a gentle air of enduring settlement. It lies 5.2 km west-north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 301°T, OS grid ST 454 416), and is situated east of Oxenpill village. The landscape around Meare, a tapestry of flat, fertile land crisscrossed by ancient drainage channels, speaks of a long agricultural heritage, where the subtle shifts in light across the waterlogged fields can be quite captivating. Historically, Meare was associated with the Glastonbury Abbey, its monastic lands extending across this very soil, and remnants of its past can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its lanes. The modest church, St. Mary's, stands as a quiet sentinel, its stone worn smooth by centuries of weather and devotion. Life in Meare unfolds with a certain unhurried grace, a reflection of its enduring connection to the land and the quiet currents of its waterways.
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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 | 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. |