Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Oareford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oareford 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 | Oareford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.204142 |
| Longitude | -3.699924 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Oareford emerges from the ancient, folded earth of Somerset where the quietude of the moor defines the passing of the day. It lies 6.1 miles east-south-east of Lynton (from Lynton: bearing 106°T, OS grid SS 813 463), and is situated west-south-west of Porlock Weir village. This rugged expanse falls entirely within Exmoor National Park, a landscape where the light clings to the hillsides with a peculiar, silver intensity. Oare Water carves a path directly through the heart of Oareford, its constant, rushing dialogue providing a persistent rhythm against the stillness of the surrounding slopes. To the north, the terrain rises sharply toward the shadowed crease of Raw Combe, a valley that seems to hold the very breath of the high moorland. The land here demands a sturdy resilience, shaped by centuries of pastoral toil that have left the pastures spare and clear of artifice. Oareford remains a place of elemental honesty, where the horizon is not broken by grand monuments, but by the raw, sweeping lines of the ridge and the persistent pull of the stream.
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Explore Oareford, 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: 51.204142, -3.699924. 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. |