Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Watergore, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watergore 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 | Watergore |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.938377 |
| Longitude | -2.810591 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Watergore dreams in the Somerset levels, a quiet collection of dwellings where the land lies open and the sky seems to stretch for miles. It lies 1.1 km south of South Petherton (from South Petherton: bearing 183°T, OS grid ST 431 157), and is situated west-north-west of Over Stratton village. The very air in Watergore seems to hold the faint scent of damp earth and distant meadows, a subtle perfume carried on the breeze from the surrounding agricultural expanse. Here, the gentle murmur of the local watercourses provides a constant, almost subconscious soundtrack to daily life, a reminder of the watery origins of its name and the fertile ground it nurtures. The low-lying landscape, often bathed in a soft, diffused light, lends a certain contemplative quality to the hamlets scattered across it, encouraging a slower pace and a deeper connection to the earth. Occasionally, a solitary church tower rises above the modest rooftops, a silent sentinel against the vast, pale canvas of the sky.
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Explore Watergore, 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: 50.938377, -2.810591. 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. |