Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Whitecross, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitecross 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 | Whitecross |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.013272 |
| Longitude | -2.847705 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whitecross, a quiet corner of Somerset, exhales a gentle stillness. It lies 3.0 km south-south-west of Langport (from Langport: bearing 207°T, OS grid ST 406 241), and is situated south of Drayton village. The lanes here, often bordered by hedgerows that seem to have been tended by patient hands for centuries, carry the soft murmur of passing cars, a sound quickly absorbed by the surrounding fields. The light often falls with a particular clarity across the low, rolling landscape, illuminating the subtle greens of pastureland and the deeper hues of ancient oaks. There is a sense of enduring peace in Whitecross, a quiet dignity that speaks not of grand pronouncements, but of the steady passage of seasons and the simple, honest work of the land.
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Explore Whitecross, 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: 51.013272, -2.847705. 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. |