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Wheddon Cross Somerset Map

Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West

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

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PlaceWheddon Cross
Traditional CountySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.138835
Longitude-3.537666
Place TypeVillage

About Wheddon Cross

Wheddon Cross commands the high, windswept ridges of Somerset, serving as a gateway to the wild, heather-clad expanse of Exmoor National Park. It lies 5.3 miles south-south-west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 209°T, OS grid SS 925 388), and is situated west-south-west of Cutcombe village. The horizon here is dominated by the austere grandeur of Kersham Hill, where the light shifts with a sudden, sharp clarity across the gorse and dark peat. To the north-north-east, the quiet waters of Newpark Pond reflect the grey, shifting clouds that travel perpetually over the moorland. Wheddon Cross functions as a vital intersection for those traversing the rugged terrain, where the air holds the cold, clean scent of approaching rain. Deep in the nearby valleys, the shadows cast by the hills stretch long and thin against the earth as evening settles over the landscape. Travellers passing through Wheddon Cross often find themselves caught in the stillness of a place that remains stubbornly connected to its elevated, elemental surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Exmoor National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 693 ha
  • Newpark Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 022° NNE
  • Symm's Combe (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 137° SE
  • Kersham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 111° ESE
  • River Avill (River) — 1.4 mi, 312° NW
  • Quarme Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 143° SE
  • River Quarme (River) — 1.7 mi, 276° W
  • Bowl Barrow On Lype Hill, 750M Ene Of Heath Pault Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 127° SE
  • Cairn 850M North East Of Dunkery Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 314° NW
  • Great Woodclose Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Round Cairn 750M South East Of Joaney How Cairn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 343° NNW
  • Clicket (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 079° ENE
  • Brewers Green (Park) — 2.8 mi, 042° NE
  • Shetter's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 180° S
  • Dunster Park And Heathlands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 058° ENE · 429 ha
  • Chargot Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 117° ESE
  • Wootton Common (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 027° NNE
  • Jubilee Hut (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 334° NNW
  • Dunkery & Horner Wood (National Nature Reserve) — 4.2 mi, 313° NW · 16k acres
  • Black Ball (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 054° NE
  • The Green (Park) — 4.4 mi, 265° W
  • Dunster Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.4 mi, 068° ENE · 299 ha
  • South Exmoor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.1 mi, 222° SW · 31k acres
  • Yarn Market (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 052° NE
  • Conygar Tower Gate (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 049° NE
  • Hawkcombe Woods (National Nature Reserve) — 5.3 mi, 319° NW · 98 ha
  • The Regal Theatre, Minehead (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 030° NNE
  • Dovery Manor Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 334° NNW
  • The Oily (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 333° NNW
  • Minehead Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 032° NNE

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About This Wheddon Cross Map Page

Explore Wheddon Cross, 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: 51.138835, -3.537666. 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.