Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore West Lyng, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Lyng 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Lyng, Somerset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | West Lyng |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.047385 |
| Longitude | -2.976191 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Lyng emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Somerset Levels as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the surrounding water and silt. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 150°T, OS grid ST 316 280), and is situated west-south-west of East Lyng village. The entire geography of West Lyng is bound to the Curry and Hay Moors SSSI, where the winter floods transform the fields into a vast, reflective mirror that swallows the pale sky. Drainage channels like Hitchings Rhyne carve rigid, geometric lines through the peat, directing the slow pulse of water toward the River Parrett. This land possesses a heavy, damp fertility that has long dictated the toil of those who work the black soil. During the colder months, the light here turns a bruised, metallic grey, highlighting the stark silhouettes of pollarded willows that lean over the water’s edge. West Lyng maintains an austere presence, unadorned by the decorative flourishes found in higher, drier parishes. Visitors may encounter the Mercury sculpture of the Somerset Space Walk nearby, a stark metallic marker that underscores the isolation of this low-lying stretch of England.
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Explore West Lyng, 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: 51.047385, -2.976191. 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. |