Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Preston Bowyer, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston Bowyer 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 | Preston Bowyer |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.030434 |
| Longitude | -3.238887 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Preston Bowyer rests quietly amidst the rolling Somerset countryside. It lies 5.3 km east-south-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 104°T, OS grid ST 132 264), and is situated east-north-east of Milverton village. The air here often carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a subtle perfume of cultivation. Fields, their green hues softened by the gentle, diffused light of the West Country, stretch outwards like a quilt meticulously stitched across the land. Preston Bowyer, though small, possesses a certain enduring presence, a quiet testament to lives lived and seasons turned, where the stone of its older dwellings seems to absorb the very essence of the passing years.
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Explore Preston Bowyer, 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: 51.030434, -3.238887. 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. |