(Suburban Area near Wayford)
Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Townsend, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townsend 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 | Townsend |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.857506 |
| Longitude | -2.842319 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townsend rests quietly in the Somerset countryside, a place where the hedgerows hold their secrets close. It lies 4.5 km south-west of Crewkerne (from Crewkerne: bearing 227°T, OS grid ST 408 067), and is situated east of Wayford village. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant hay, a primal perfume that clings to the stone walls and whispers through the scattered oaks. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Townsend’s unassuming lanes often lead towards glimpses of the rolling Mendip Hills, their softened outlines a constant, gentle presence on the horizon. The cottages, their roofs a mosaic of weathered thatch and slate, seem to have grown from the very soil, their chimneys exhaling thin plumes of smoke like contented sighs.
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Explore Townsend, 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: 50.857506, -2.842319. 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. |