Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Rimpton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rimpton 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 Rimpton, 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 | Rimpton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.992478 |
| Longitude | -2.560429 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rimpton holds a quiet authority over the flat, water-meadow pastures that define this corner of Somerset. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-west of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 328°T, OS grid ST 607 216), and is situated east-south-east of Marston Magna village. The landscape surrounding Rimpton is defined by a low-slung, expansive horizon where the sky seems to exert a heavy, silver pressure on the fields. To the west, the ghosts of the past remain visible in the earthworks of the Marston Magna Moated Site, a subtle disruption in the grass that speaks of medieval industry. The local church tower acts as a grey sentinel, its stone hardened by years of damp Atlantic winds and the persistent, unsparing rain. Eastward, the rising silhouette of Windmill Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a brief, sharp contrast to the otherwise level topography. The air here carries the faint, sharp tang of turned soil and wet limestone, a scent that seems to cling to the lanes long after the morning mist has retreated. Life in Rimpton maintains a slow, deliberate pace, dictated more by the turning of the seasons than by the restlessness of the modern world.
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Explore Rimpton, 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: 50.992478, -2.560429. 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. |