Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Shipham, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shipham 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shipham, 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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| Place | Shipham |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.314313 |
| Longitude | -2.796366 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shipham commands a high vantage point upon the Mendip Hills, where the air thins and sharpens against the limestone ridges. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 26°T, OS grid ST 445 575), and is situated south-east of Star village. The earth beneath Shipham bears the scars of a subterranean industry, evidenced by the calamine mining remains that pockmark the ground south of Glovers Field. These hollows and mounds remind the observer that the wealth of the region was once pulled from the dark, mineral-heavy grit of the soil. To the south-west, the slopes of Winterhead Hill rise in a long, quiet swell, catching the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Walking the footpaths, one might encounter the silent, concrete relic of the ROC Post Windscombe, a relic of a more anxious age now surrendered to the encroaching gorse. The landscape around Shipham possesses an austere beauty, defined less by its greenery than by the raw, exposed texture of the rock. It remains a place where the wind moves with an uninterrupted purpose, carrying the scent of dry earth and distance across the plateau.
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Explore Shipham, 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: 51.314313, -2.796366. 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. |