Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Star, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Star 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 Star, 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 | Star |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.319675 |
| Longitude | -2.809173 |
| Place Type | Village |
Star emerges from the limestone skin of the Mendip Hills, a cluster of dwellings caught in the quiet transition between high plateau and rolling lowland. It lies 2.3 miles north of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 9°T, OS grid ST 437 581), and is situated north-west of Shipham village. The light here has a sharp, mineral clarity, catching the grey edges of the Wimblestone Standing Stone that has guarded the northern threshold for millennia. Beneath the turf, the earth still remembers the fever of the calamine miners who once hollowed out the ground in pursuit of zinc. The slopes of Lyncombe Hill rise abruptly to the north, casting long, bruised shadows over the pastures as the afternoon wanes. Star maintains a modest composure, its lanes defined by the stubborn geology that dictates the flow of water and the reach of roots. Every stone wall serves as a ledger of the local labour, built from the very debris that the earth surrendered to the surface. Life in Star feels measured by the slow, seasonal shifts of the wind rather than the urgency of the wider world.
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Explore Star, 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: 51.319675, -2.809173. 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. |