(Suburban Area near Merriott)
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.
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| Place | Townsend |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.914368 |
| Longitude | -2.789419 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townsend marks the northern reach of a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of Somerset earth and the persistence of its historic lanes. It lies 2.1 miles north of Crewkerne (from Crewkerne: bearing 8°T, OS grid ST 446 130), and is situated north-north-east of Merriott village. Here, the low winter sun casts long, amber shadows across the fields, illuminating the gentle rise of Eggwood Hill which commands the western horizon. Residents observe the seasonal shifts in the light as it plays over the hedgerows, moving with a steady, unforced pace that defines the local character. To the east, the silhouette of West Chinnock Hill provides a firm boundary to the view, grounding Townsend in a geography of ancient, rounded heights. The air carries a slight sharpness from the nearby watercourses, a lingering reminder of the moisture that sustains the verdant pastures of this region. Every morning, the movement of the mist through the lower ground reveals the subtle architecture of the land, shifting focus from the high ridges to the quiet, hidden folds of the valley floor. Townsend remains a place of singular perspective, where the horizon feels close enough to touch and the sky maintains a vast, open authority over the rooftops.
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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: 50.914368, -2.789419. 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. |