Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Sparkford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sparkford 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 | Sparkford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.032624 |
| Longitude | -2.561298 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sparkford, a quiet Somerset parish, hums with the gentle industry of its rural surroundings. It lies 7.2 km south-south-west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 208°T, OS grid ST 607 260), and is situated north-east of Queen Camel village. The fields around Sparkford, a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide Somerset sky, speak of generations of cultivation, their hedgerows a haven for birdsong that colours the dawn. Though no grand abbey ruins or bustling market square define its core, Sparkford possesses a steadfast character, its dwellings gathered with a comfortable familiarity. The very air here seems to carry a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the rich soil that has sustained life in Sparkford for centuries.
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Explore Sparkford, 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: 51.032624, -2.561298. 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. |