Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Oldford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oldford 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 Oldford, 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 | Oldford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.251344 |
| Longitude | -2.305230 |
| Place Type | Village |
Oldford remains a quiet collection of limestone dwellings where the River Frome bends through the Somerset landscape. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-east of Frome (from Frome: bearing 27°T, OS grid ST 787 502), and is situated south-west of Beckington village. The water here moves with a deliberate, muscular clarity, washing against the stone foundations of the older mills that once defined the local economy. To the west, the expansive grounds of Orchardleigh offer a silent, verdant weight to the horizon, where the trees hold the morning mist long after the sun has risen. A short distance to the north-east, Bonnyleigh Hill rises as a singular, grassy swell, providing a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that press against the village borders. The light in Oldford possesses a peculiar sharpness, catching the edges of the weathered masonry and revealing the precise, unadorned craftsmanship of the builders. These structures stand with a stubborn, heavy grace, indifferent to the passage of seasons or the encroachment of the wider world. Life here follows the current of the river, marked by the slow accumulation of silt and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that has long since settled into its own skin.
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Explore Oldford, 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: 51.251344, -2.305230. 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. |