Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore South Horrington, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Horrington 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 | South Horrington |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.213840 |
| Longitude | -2.613751 |
| Place Type | Village |
South Horrington commands a quiet prominence upon the limestone plateau of the Mendip Hills, where the air turns sharp and clear above the Somerset levels. It lies 1.5 miles east-north-east of Wells (from Wells: bearing 76°T, OS grid ST 572 462), and is situated west-south-west of East Horrington village. The earth here holds the weight of deep time, marked by the nearby King's Castle Enclosures, where Iron Age inhabitants once watched the horizon from their elevated, turf-covered ramparts. Beyond these ancient earthworks, the land dips into the verdant hollow of Nettle Combe, a valley that catches the early morning mist before the sun burns it away. South Horrington grew from the repurposing of grand nineteenth-century institutional architecture, turning stone corridors into homes that now look out over expansive, quiet gardens. The light in this corner of the county possesses a distinct, pale quality, reflecting off the grey masonry of the old hospital buildings and the surrounding drystone walls. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of the high ground, where the wind carries the distant, metallic chime of bells from the cathedral city below. Such a landscape demands a steady pace, tethered to the slow rotation of the seasons across the open, exposed fields.
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Explore South Horrington, 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: 51.213840, -2.613751. 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. |