Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Shearston, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shearston 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 | Shearston |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.071585 |
| Longitude | -3.027399 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shearston, a quiet hamlet in Somerset, holds a certain understated charm. It lies 2.3 km south-south-west of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 198°T, OS grid ST 281 307), and is situated north-north-east of Thurloxton village. The fields surrounding Shearston are a gentle patchwork, often softened by a pearly light that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere. One might imagine the faint scent of turned earth and wild hedgerows on the breeze, a timeless perfume of the Somerset countryside. The cluster of buildings, modest and practical, speaks of a life tied to the land, perhaps with the distant bleating of sheep or the lowing of cattle occasionally breaking the quietude. Shearston, in its unassuming way, offers a glimpse into a rhythm of rural existence.
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Explore Shearston, 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: 51.071585, -3.027399. 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. |