Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Park Gate, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Park Gate 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 Park Gate, 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 | Park Gate |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.958938 |
| Longitude | -3.085739 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Park Gate defines the quiet threshold where the flat Somerset levels begin their slow, deliberate climb toward the Blackdown Hills. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 165°T, OS grid ST 238 182), and is situated south-south-east of Corfe village. The terrain here holds a particular gravity, shaped by the persistent movement of water and the long memory of the surrounding chalk ridges. To the north-north-east, the slopes of Pickeridge Hill rise with a spare, skeletal elegance that catches the early morning sun long before the valley floor wakes. Further to the west, the protected expanse of Prior’s Park & Adcombe Wood SSSI provides a dense, verdant counterpoint to the more exposed agricultural fields that dominate the immediate horizon. Park Gate remains a place of subtle transitions, where the ancient, heavy clay soil dictates the pace of the seasons and the character of the hedgerows. The light in this corner of the county possesses a remarkable clarity, often turning the evening mist into a pale, translucent veil that clings to the lower pastures. Local life here moves in quiet accord with the rhythms of the land, far removed from the clamour of the busier thoroughfares to the north.
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Explore Park Gate, 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: 50.958938, -3.085739. 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. |