Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Preston, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston 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, 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 |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.114453 |
| Longitude | -3.287879 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Preston emerges from the quiet Somerset landscape as a cluster of dwellings defined by the patient persistence of agricultural life. It lies 5.0 miles south-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 158°T, OS grid ST 099 358), and is situated south of Stogumber village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace toward the rise of Willett Hill, where the air thins and the light catches the gorse in sharp, brilliant yellows. Below these slopes, the land drains toward the Doniford Stream, a waterway that marks the rhythm of the seasons with its steady, unadorned flow. Preston maintains a modest character, reflecting the practicalities of a region shaped by centuries of careful husbandry and the demands of the soil. The horizon is punctuated by the distant, silent presence of Elworthy Barrows Hillfort, a reminder of the ancient inhabitants who once surveyed these same shifting shadows. In the stillness of the afternoon, the stone walls of Preston seem to absorb the warmth of the sun, holding the heat long after the shadows have lengthened across the fields. Each lane and hedgerow suggests a history of industry that favoured the sturdy over the ornamental, preserving a functional beauty that requires no artifice to command respect.
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Explore Preston, 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: 51.114453, -3.287879. 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. |