Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Parchey, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parchey 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 Parchey, 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 | Parchey |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.134816 |
| Longitude | -2.932283 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Parchey remains a modest collection of dwellings defined by the flat, expansive horizon of the Somerset Levels. It lies 3.3 miles east of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 81°T, OS grid ST 348 376), and is situated east-north-east of Chedzoy village. The land surrounding Parchey forms part of the Somerset Wetlands, where the light off the water takes on a silvery, melancholic quality as it reflects the vast expanse of the sky. To the east, the quiet surface of the Cossington Right Rhyne slices through the fields, acting as a functional vein for this low-lying terrain. The earth here holds deep secrets, with prehistoric timber trackways buried beneath the soil, offering silent evidence of ancient movement across the marshland. These relics remain hidden beneath the grass, undisturbed by the modern world that rushes past on distant roads. Parchey commands a sense of stillness, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than the ticking of a clock. Even the distant memory of the Battle of Sedgemoor, fought on the nearby moors, seems to fade into the damp, heavy air that settles over the reed beds each evening.
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Explore Parchey, 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: 51.134816, -2.932283. 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. |