Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Wookey, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wookey 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 | Wookey |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.209695 |
| Longitude | -2.691144 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wookey, a Somerset village, breathes with the quietude of ancient stones and the murmur of the Axe River. It lies 3.1 km west of Wells (from Wells: bearing 272°T, OS grid ST 518 458), and is situated west of Haybridge village. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and the distant bleating of sheep, a subtle perfume that clings to the honey-coloured stone of its dwellings. Though its origins are lost in the mists of time, Wookey's story is etched into the landscape, its past intertwined with the monastic life of nearby Glastonbury and the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding Mendip Hills. The village green, a patch of enduring emerald, offers a soft counterpoint to the sturdy solidity of the parish church, its tower a silent sentinel against the vast Somerset sky.
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Explore Wookey, 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: 51.209695, -2.691144. 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. |