Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Woodcombe, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodcombe 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 Woodcombe, 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 | Woodcombe |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.207710 |
| Longitude | -3.498873 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Woodcombe draws its character from the abrupt transition where the Somerset plains surrender to the rising elevation of the coast. It lies 0.9 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 278°T, OS grid SS 953 464). The salt-heavy air of the Bristol Channel pushes inland here, meeting the dense, quiet shade of the Great Headon Plantation to the southwest. Woodcombe sits firmly within the protected boundaries of Exmoor National Park, where the horizon is defined by the rugged, unyielding spine of the moorland. To the south, the deep, shadowed cleft of Periton Combe channels the drainage of the hills, carving a path through the earth that has remained largely indifferent to the modern world. The light in the afternoon often catches the slate roofs with a cold, metallic glint, reflecting a landscape that prioritises geology over ornamentation. Residents look out toward a sky that feels broader and more turbulent than that of the lower valleys. Life in Woodcombe maintains a steady, restrained pace, buffered from the seasonal bustle of the nearby coast by the rising topography.
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Explore Woodcombe, 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: 51.207710, -3.498873. 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. |