Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Brent Knoll |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.258778 |
| Longitude | -2.963838 |
| Place Type | Village |
Brent Knoll commands the flat Somerset levels with a singular, limestone presence that anchors the surrounding marshland. It lies 1.9 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Sea (from Burnham-on-Sea: bearing 44°T, OS grid ST 328 515), and is situated west of East Brent village. Rising abruptly from the reclaimed alluvial plains, the prominent hill of Brent Knoll dominates the horizon, its summit bearing the silent earthworks of an ancient hillfort that once surveyed the shifting tides of the Bristol Channel. The village itself maintains a quiet, enduring character, where the architecture of local stone reflects the damp, silver light peculiar to this low-lying corner of the South West. A short walk away, the Village Green offers a modest, grassy respite, providing a vantage point to observe the slow transition of shadows across the fields. From the higher ridges, the eye is drawn toward the distant, saline expanse of the Berrow Dunes SSSI, where the air tastes of salt and the grasses lean perpetually toward the land. History here is not merely a record but a physical weight, felt in the way the heavy, clay-rich soil clings to the boots of those traversing the paths between the modern houses and the prehistoric ramparts. Brent Knoll remains a place defined by the tension between the solid, unyielding earth of the hill and the vast, watery horizons that press in from the coast.
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Explore Brent Knoll, 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: 51.258778, -2.963838. 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 | September 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. |