(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Townsend, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townsend 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 | Townsend |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.926075 |
| Longitude | -2.898978 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townsend rests in the gentle embrace of the Somerset countryside, a place where the land rolls with a quiet grace. It lies 1.1 km east-south-east of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 103°T, OS grid ST 369 144). The light here, on a clear afternoon, seems to linger, catching the weathered stone of older dwellings and lending a warm glow to the surrounding fields. Though not a grand centre of commerce, Townsend carries the subtle hum of agricultural life, a testament to generations who have worked this rich soil. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. A sense of continuity pervades Townsend, a feeling that the present is built upon a deep and unbroken past, much like the sturdy hedgerows that define its borders.
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Explore Townsend, 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: 50.926075, -2.898978. 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. |