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Highway Somerset Map

(Hamlet near Stapleton)

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

Explore Highway, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highway 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 Highway, Somerset

How to Use This Highway, Somerset Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Highway, 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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PlaceHighway
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.984195
Longitude-2.760814
Place TypeHamlet

About Highway

Highway reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone and shadow, gathered where the Somerset earth meets the sky in a long, unassuming reach. It lies 3.2 miles north-east of South Petherton (from South Petherton: bearing 41°T, OS grid ST 466 208), and is situated east-south-east of Stapleton village. The land surrounding Highway holds a certain austerity, where the fields flatten into a patchwork of muted greens and the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. A short distance to the north-east, the waters of the Wild Fowl Reserve mirror the shifting clouds, offering a cool, reflective stillness to the local air. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the landscape dips toward the gentle, hidden depression of Witcombe Bottom, where the moisture lingers long after the morning sun has claimed the higher ground. Highway seems to hold its breath in the silence, unbothered by the restless movement of the wider world. The local character is defined by this persistent calm, a place where the passage of time is marked not by bells or industry, but by the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons across the fields. Through the quietude of these lanes, one finds that Highway remains a steadfast witness to the simple, enduring gravity of the rural earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Madey Mill Stream (River) — 1.3 mi, 161° SSE
  • Cartgate Picnic Area (Park) — 1.4 mi, 140° SE
  • Hinton Meads Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 220° SW
  • Wild Fowl Reserve (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 055° NE
  • Witcombe Bottom (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 036° NE
  • Lock Up (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 275° W
  • Cripple Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 203° SSW
  • Ringwell Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 191° S
  • Medieval Secular College At Parsonage Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 168° SSE
  • Tintinhull House (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 106° ESE · 4 ha
  • Culliford's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 211° SSW
  • East Lambrook Manor (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.5 mi, 240° WSW
  • East Lambrook Manor Gardens (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Wet Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 335° NNW · 498 ha
  • Pill Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Ham Hill (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 165° SSE
  • Ham Hill Country Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 157° SSE
  • West Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 287° WNW · 213 ha
  • Montacute Castle (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 145° SE
  • Hamdon Hill Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 159° SSE · 124 ha
  • Priory Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Montacute TV Radio & Toy Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 141° SE
  • Montacute House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.2 mi, 137° SE · 119 ha
  • Taylor Monument In Churchyard, 7 Metres East Of Chancel, Church Of Saint Peter And Saint Paul (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 317° NW
  • Ilchester Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 070° ENE
  • Somerset Reindeer Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.0 mi, 099° E
  • South Somerset Heritage Collection (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 124° SE
  • Barrington Court (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.5 mi, 248° WSW · 33 ha
  • Battle Of Langport 1645 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.5 mi, 339° NNW · 65 ha
  • Brympton House (Historic House / Palace) — 4.7 mi, 135° SE

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About This Highway Map Page

Explore Highway, 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: 50.984195, -2.760814. 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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.