Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Vobster, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Vobster 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 | Vobster |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.240147 |
| Longitude | -2.424110 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Vobster commands a quiet authority over the uneven terrain of Somerset, where the earth bears the deep, scarred memory of its industrial toil. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 164°T, OS grid ST 704 490), and is situated east of Coleford village. The horizon here is defined by the remnants of a coal-rich past, most notably the Vobster Breach Colliery, where the derelict machinery suggests a ghost of the Victorian ambition that once pulsed through these fields. To the west, the rising slopes of Stock Hill catch the slanted afternoon light, turning the scrubland into a bruised purple tapestry against the sky. Vobster itself remains a place of sparse, sturdy stone, where the wind carries the cool, damp scent of the nearby Mendip limestone. Beyond the immediate cluster of dwellings, the expansive grounds of Mells Park stretch out, their quiet grandeur offering a counterpoint to the rugged, worked-over character of the surrounding pits. Here, the landscape does not offer a soft or manicured welcome, but rather a frank, exposed honesty that mirrors the resilience of the men who once delved into the dark seams beneath the grass.
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Explore Vobster, 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: 51.240147, -2.424110. 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. |