(Hamlet)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Ford, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford 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.
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| Place | Ford |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.050717 |
| Longitude | -3.295683 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the verdant folds of the Somerset countryside. It lies 0.9 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 52°T, OS grid ST 092 287). The landscape surrounding Ford is defined by the steady rise of the land towards Castle Hill, where the earthworks of an ancient hillfort keep a silent watch over the pastures below. These slopes catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields toward the valley floor. The soil here is heavy and rich, supporting a patchwork of meadows that have long been shaped by the patient hands of local farmers. To the north-west, the terrain opens into the deeper depression of Combe Bottom, where the air holds a cooler, damp stillness even in the height of summer. The rhythm of life in Ford follows the slow turning of the seasons rather than the demands of the modern clock. A visitor walking the narrow lanes might hear only the distant lowing of cattle or the sudden, sharp alarm of a pheasant taking wing. Every hedgerow and stone boundary within Ford serves as a quiet witness to a history that remains firmly rooted in the local topography.
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Explore Ford, 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: 51.050717, -3.295683. 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. |