Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Westhay, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westhay 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 | Westhay |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.176400 |
| Longitude | -2.812456 |
| Place Type | Village |
Westhay emerges from the flat, peat-darkened expanse of the Somerset Levels like a low-slung ridge defying the encroaching water. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 296°T, OS grid ST 433 422), and is situated west-north-west of Oxenpill village. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, punctuated by the reed beds and flooded workings of the Shapwick Heath SSSI, where the light catches the silvered surface of the drainage ditches with an almost metallic clarity. Beneath the topsoil, the damp earth holds the ancient, splintered remains of the Sweet Track, a silent relic of timber laid down by Neolithic hands to cross the marsh. Westhay occupies this precarious transition between solid ground and the liquid history of the Avalon Marshes, where the wind carries the scent of decaying sedge and damp willow. The modern visitor may find a brief respite at the Avalon Marshes Visitor Centre, which offers a vantage point over a landscape that has shifted from industrial peat cutting to a sanctuary for bitterns and marsh harriers. Time in Westhay feels measured not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal pulse of the water table rising and falling against the peat banks. Even in the quietest hours, the architecture of the surrounding terrain suggests a place that has long negotiated its existence with the surrounding floods.
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Explore Westhay, 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: 51.176400, -2.812456. 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. |