(Hamlet near Compton Bishop)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | New Town |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.291453 |
| Longitude | -2.853005 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
New Town breathes the quietude of Somerset's Mendip Hills, a collection of dwellings touched by the soft light of the South West. It lies 2.5 km west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 281°T, OS grid ST 406 550), and is situated east of Compton Bishop village. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of hedgerows, and the gentle slope of the land towards the coast seems to hold a whisper of distant sea breezes. A scattering of stone-built homes, their roofs mellowed by countless seasons, cluster around a small, unassuming green where the shadows lengthen with a painterly grace. The rhythm of New Town is one of quiet persistence, a continuity marked by the slow turning of the agricultural year and the enduring presence of ancient field boundaries.
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Explore New Town, 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: 51.291453, -2.853005. 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. |