Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Overton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Overton 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 | Overton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.053562 |
| Longitude | -3.048858 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Overton, a quiet corner of Somerset, exhales the gentle scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows. It lies 4.7 km south-south-west of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 208°T, OS grid ST 265 287), and is situated north-east of West Monkton village. Here, the land unfolds in subtle dips and rises, a landscape that has long been shaped by the patient work of cultivation, its fields etched with the quiet stories of generations. The light, when it breaks through the soft Somerset sky, often falls with a particular tenderness upon the weathered stone of the few scattered dwellings, illuminating the enduring character of Overton. The air itself seems to hum with a low, steady pulse, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit that still breathes life into this small place.
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Explore Overton, 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: 51.053562, -3.048858. 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. |