Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore West Leigh, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Leigh 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 | West Leigh |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.067075 |
| Longitude | -3.257819 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Leigh breathes the quiet, undulating spirit of the Somerset countryside. It lies 4.7 km north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 54°T, OS grid ST 119 305), and is situated south-south-west of Lydeard St Lawrence village. This small collection of dwellings, more a scattering than a cohesive whole, enjoys a gentle southward slope, allowing the light to linger a little longer on the western faces of its stone-built cottages. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant livestock, a perpetual reminder of the agricultural heart that beats softly around West Leigh. A narrow lane, barely wide enough for two cars to pass, winds its way through the hamlet, its verges often softened by a profusion of wild grasses and tenacious wildflowers, hinting at a landscape that has resisted any overzealous tidying. The distant bleating of sheep, carried on a breeze that rustles through the surrounding hedgerows, provides a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to this rural corner.
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Explore West Leigh, 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: 51.067075, -3.257819. 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. |