Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Ruishton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ruishton 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.
| Place | Ruishton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.019943 |
| Longitude | -3.051406 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ruishton lies in the gentle sweep of Somerset, a place where the land breathes softly. It lies 4.0 km east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 80°T, OS grid ST 263 250), and is situated south-east of Bathpool village. The fields around Ruishton hold the muted greens of English countryside, a quiet palette under a sky that often carries a diffused light. Traces of its agricultural past are still visible, hinting at the patient work that shaped these horizons over generations. The air here carries the faintest scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a simple perfume of the South West. Ruishton, in its unassuming way, offers a sense of enduring presence, a quiet corner of England that has seen the seasons turn many times.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Ruishton, 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: 51.019943, -3.051406. 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 | June 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. |