Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore West Quantoxhead, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Quantoxhead 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 | West Quantoxhead |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.166422 |
| Longitude | -3.274652 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Quantoxhead commands a silent, elevated vigil over the Bristol Channel, where the salt-heavy air meets the darker, loam-rich earth of the Quantock Hills. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 114°T, OS grid ST 109 415), and is situated north of Bicknoller village. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the water to illuminate the sprawling, manicured grounds of St Audries House with a clarity that renders every leaf distinct. Beyond the manicured lawns, the terrain rises sharply toward the rugged spine of the hills, where the ancient, wind-bent trees of Vinny Combe carve deep, verdant shadows into the landscape. West Quantoxhead occupies a threshold between the cultivated parkland and the wilder, scrub-strewn ascents that lead toward the high ridges. These slopes are marked by the silent geometry of prehistoric earthworks, remnants of a time when the horizon held more significance than the passing of seasons. The architecture of West Quantoxhead remains modest, defined by the enduring resilience of stone that has weathered countless Atlantic gales. Here, the geography dictates a life lived in accordance with the shifting tides and the stubborn, beautiful persistence of the Somerset moorland.
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Explore West Quantoxhead, 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: 51.166422, -3.274652. 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. |