Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Preston Plucknett, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston Plucknett 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 Preston Plucknett, 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 | Preston Plucknett |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.942956 |
| Longitude | -2.660350 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Preston Plucknett reveals itself through the low-slung, golden horizons of the Somerset landscape, where the heavy damp of the valley floor clings to the limestone. It lies 1.2 miles west of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 277°T, OS grid ST 537 161). The sunlight here catches the sharp, grey edges of the local stone, casting long, lean shadows across the manicured lawns of Preston Park. Beyond the suburban sprawl, the air holds the faint, metallic hum of industry that has long defined the character of these western fringes. A short walk away, the sprawling, Grade II* listed grounds of Brympton D’Evercy offer a sudden, silent reprieve where the ancient trees stand guard over a centuries-old silence. History lingers in the soil here, marked by the quiet presence of Roman settlement remains that lie waiting beneath the modern pulse of Westland Road. The light in Preston Plucknett often shifts with a sudden, bruised violet hue before dusk, turning the rooftops into silhouettes against an expansive, unyielding sky. Such moments remind the observer that beneath the tidy hedges and tarmac, the land retains an older, more stubborn rhythm.
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Explore Preston Plucknett, 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: 50.942956, -2.660350. 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. |