Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Porlock, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porlock 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 Porlock, 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 | Porlock |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.208592 |
| Longitude | -3.595979 |
| Place Type | Village |
Porlock breathes the salt tang of the Bristol Channel, a village cradled by the wild Exmoor landscape. It lies 8.2 km west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 272°T, OS grid SS 886 466), and is situated west of Allerford village. The coast here, a dramatic sweep of shingle, whispers tales of shipwrecks and smugglers, a raw beauty that has shaped the spirit of this place. Above the village, the rolling moors unfurl like a rumpled blanket, their heather and gorse painted in hues of purple and gold under the vast Somerset sky. Porlock's history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its stone cottages and the quiet industry of its past, where fishing boats once bobbed and packhorses carried their loads. The church of St. Dubritius, a solid sentinel of local faith, gazes out towards the sea, its ancient stones absorbing the slow, patient rhythm of coastal life.
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Explore Porlock, 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: 51.208592, -3.595979. 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. |