Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Widcombe, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Widcombe 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 | Widcombe |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.938422 |
| Longitude | -3.108218 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Widcombe, a quiet corner of Somerset, breathes a gentle stillness. It lies 8.3 km south of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 180°T, OS grid ST 222 160), and is situated south-south-east of Blagdon Hill village. The landscape here unfolds with a muted, earthy beauty, where hedgerows define fields that have known generations of cultivation. The very air seems to carry the scent of damp soil and distant woodlands, a testament to the farming heritage that underpins its existence. The hamlet itself is a scattering of stone cottages, their roofs weathered by countless rains, giving Widcombe the understated permanence of ancient rock.
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Explore Widcombe, 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: 50.938422, -3.108218. 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. |