Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Orchard Portman, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orchard Portman 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 | Orchard Portman |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.986780 |
| Longitude | -3.076929 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Orchard Portman offers a quiet charm, a place where the Somerset countryside gently unfolds. It lies 3.7 km south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 144°T, OS grid ST 245 213), and is situated south of Shoreditch village. The hamlet’s modest collection of dwellings often basks in a soft, diffused light, a quality that seems to linger on the weathered stone of its older buildings. Surrounding Orchard Portman, fields of green stretch out, their boundaries softened by hedgerows that hum with the quiet industry of unseen insects. A sense of peaceful seclusion pervades the air, a welcome respite from the busier arteries of the region. The very quietude of Orchard Portman invites a contemplative pause, a moment to appreciate the subtle beauty of its rural setting.
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Explore Orchard Portman, 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: 50.986780, -3.076929. 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. |