Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Puriton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Puriton 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 | Puriton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.169310 |
| Longitude | -2.973100 |
| Place Type | Village |
Puriton commands a limestone ridge that rises with quiet authority above the flat, sediment-rich expanses of the Somerset Levels. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-east of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 27°T, OS grid ST 320 415), and is situated east-north-east of Down End village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale stone of older cottages before drifting across the wide, reed-fringed channels of the King’s Sedgemoor Drain that carve silver lines through the low-lying pastures. To the west, the ancient earthworks of the motte at Down End remain as a silent sentinel, grounding Puriton in a deeper, more fractured timeline than its modern roads suggest. The horizon is dominated by the vast, open sky of the Levels, where the air often tastes of distant salt carried inland from the Bristol Channel. Puriton maintains a character defined by this proximity to the water, where the damp, fertile earth dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the agricultural calendar. Residents look out toward the subtle rise of Knowle Hill, an enduring landmark that breaks the monotony of the marshy plains with a gentle, weathered permanence. These elements combine to give Puriton a sense of isolation that feels intentional, preserving a calm dignity amidst the shifting tides of the surrounding landscape.
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Explore Puriton, 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: 51.169310, -2.973100. 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. |