Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Thurlbear, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thurlbear 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 | Thurlbear |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.984887 |
| Longitude | -3.047736 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thurlbear rests in the embrace of Somerset's gentle Somerset Levels, a place where the land seems to sigh with the passing of the seasons. It lies 5.3 km south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 127°T, OS grid ST 265 211), and is situated south-south-east of Stoke St Mary village. The low-lying terrain around Thurlbear, once prone to flooding, now offers a quiet, fertile expanse, its fields often glistening under a soft, diffused light that seems to hold the very essence of the South West. The hamlet itself, a scattering of homes and farmsteads, possesses a stillness that invites contemplation, a feeling deepened by the ancient hedgerows that trace the boundaries of its agricultural heritage. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity.
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Explore Thurlbear, 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: 50.984887, -3.047736. 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. |