Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Monksilver, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Monksilver 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.
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| Place | Monksilver |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.129626 |
| Longitude | -3.326216 |
| Place Type | Village |
Monksilver remains a singular punctuation mark of limestone and slate upon the verdant folds of the Brendon Hills. It lies 3.6 miles south of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 177°T, OS grid ST 072 375), and is situated west of Stogumber village. The topography here is defined by the sharp, sudden rise of North Bird's Hill, which guards the southern approach with an austere, emerald presence. Protected by the high, rolling horizons of Exmoor National Park, Monksilver captures a quality of light that seems to linger longer against the weathered stone of its ancient dwellings. To the west, the expansive grounds of Nettlecombe Court hold a centuries-old silence, their heavy woodlands acting as a green anchor for the surrounding agricultural mosaic. Narrow lanes wind through the parish like discarded ribbons, occasionally revealing the quiet, reflective surface of a wayside pond. Monksilver maintains a dignity born of isolation, where the air carries the faint, sharp tang of damp earth and woodsmoke from the valley floor. Time here is measured not by the clock, but by the steady, seasonal turning of the canopy above the thatched eaves.
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Explore Monksilver, 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: 51.129626, -3.326216. 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. |