Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Penselwood, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Penselwood 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.
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| Place | Penselwood |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.079779 |
| Longitude | -2.343213 |
| Place Type | Village |
Penselwood emerges from the undulating greens of Somerset as a quiet sentinel of the high ground, its character defined by the rugged geology that once yielded stone for the early settlers. It lies 3.3 miles west-south-west of Mere (from Mere: bearing 257°T, OS grid ST 760 312), and is situated west-north-west of Bourton village. The earth here holds the deep, pockmarked memory of the Pen Pits Quern Quarries, where generations extracted millstones from the sandy grit of the hills. Walking the lanes near the Penselwood Village Sign, one finds the light brittle and clear, catching the pale, weathered stone of the cottages in a way that suggests a long, intimate conversation with the weather. To the north, the rounded profile of Bottle’s Hill rises to meet the sky, its slopes offering a stark contrast to the hidden, shaded hollows of the surrounding terrain. Penselwood retains a solitary, watchful quality, as if the land itself keeps guard over the ancient, uneven earthworks that lie just beyond the modern boundary. This landscape does not offer itself easily to the casual observer, preferring to reveal its secrets through the sharp, sudden shifts in elevation and the enduring resilience of its soil.
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Explore Penselwood, 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: 51.079779, -2.343213. 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. |