Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Rowford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowford 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 Rowford, 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 | Rowford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.045987 |
| Longitude | -3.089486 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rowford reveals itself as a quiet confluence of pastoral lanes and ancient hedgerows in the Somerset countryside. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 20°T, OS grid ST 237 279), and is situated west-north-west of Cheddon Fitzpaine village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, where the low-slung light of late afternoon catches the damp, dark earth of the fields. A short distance to the north, the waters of The Decoy shimmer with a muted, silvered intensity, reflecting the changing moods of the Somerset sky. Beyond these banks, the historic grounds of Hestercombe Gardens rise toward the hills, their structured terraces providing a sharp, man-made counterpoint to the wilder, unkempt beauty of the nearby West Combe valley. Rowford benefits from this proximity to such deep, verdant folds in the terrain, where the air feels heavy with the scent of wet moss and turning leaves. The small roads winding through Rowford possess a stubborn, singular character, narrow enough to force a traveller to slow down and observe the precise geometry of the hawthorn hedges. Here, the hum of the modern world thins to a whisper, leaving only the rhythm of the weather and the slow, deliberate growth of the surrounding trees.
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Explore Rowford, 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: 51.045987, -3.089486. 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. |