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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Widcombe, 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 | Widcombe |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.938422 |
| Longitude | -3.108218 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Widcombe emerges from the quiet Somerset folds as a collection of homesteads defined by the stubborn geometry of the surrounding hills. It lies 5.2 miles 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 leans toward the austere, where the high, dark spine of Adcombe Hill dominates the northern horizon like a silent sentinel watching over the low-lying lanes. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Deadman Sssi holds a damp, ancient stillness, its thirty hectares of protected ground preserving a wildness that the modern world has largely bypassed. Widcombe maintains a sober rhythm, dictated less by the clock and more by the heavy, low-hanging clouds that frequently snag on the ridge lines. Beyond the immediate fields, the skeletal remains of World War II air traffic control buildings at the former RAF Culmhead offer a stark reminder of a time when the sky above these pastures was filled with the roar of engines. This corner of Somerset possesses a gravity that lingers, an atmosphere of things left behind in the tall grass where the light turns thin and grey as the afternoon wanes. Life in Widcombe persists with a quiet resilience, anchored by the soil and the persistent, unhurried turning of the seasons.
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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 | 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. |