East Compton Somerset Map
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore East Compton, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Compton 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.
Interactive Map of East Compton, Somerset
How to Use This East Compton, Somerset Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Compton, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Somerset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of East Compton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | East Compton |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.172045 |
| Longitude | -2.550545 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
About East Compton
East Compton exhales a quiet presence in the Somerset landscape. It lies 2.0 km south of Shepton Mallet (from Shepton Mallet: bearing 186°T, OS grid ST 616 415), and is situated west-south-west of Cannard's Grave village. The hamlet is a collection of stone-built dwellings, their roofs often a soft grey, huddled together as if against the prevailing westerly winds that sweep across the rolling Mendip Hills. Sunlight here, when it breaks through the often-clouded skies, possesses a particular clarity, illuminating the weathered stone and the muted greens of the surrounding fields with a fleeting, almost melancholic beauty. The land itself, gently sloped and fertile, has long dictated a life tied to husbandry, a rhythm that seems to have seeped into the very mortar of East Compton’s cottages. There is a profound stillness to this place, a sense of lives lived with a quiet dignity, punctuated only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rumble of a tractor on a nearby lane.
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About This East Compton Map Page
Explore East Compton, 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: 51.172045, -2.550545. 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. |
