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United Kingdom : England

1.2 km (0.7 miles) E of Thorne Falcon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Approx. altitude: 21 m (68 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 51°S 177°E

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: view to the north #3: view to the east #4: view to the south #5: view to the west #6: GNSS reading at CP 51N-3W #7: house 150 m NE of the CP #8: gate 130 m W of the CP #9: Entrance of Hestercombe Gardens

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  51°N 3°W (visit #10)  

#1: location of CP 51N-3W 60 m from S

(visited by Thomas Barthel)

12-Sep-2025 -- On a trip to and through Southern England, I was able to visit ten confluence points along the 51th parallel. The seventh visit took place at 51°N 3°W, England.

On our way east, now in Somerset County, we visited the beautiful Hestercombe Garden. The confluence point 51°N 3°W is only about 8 km beeline south east of this garden. From Stonehead Hill Road, turn north onto Lillesdon Lane direction north. I parked the car at the intersections of the housing estates there, about 180 m from the CP. I then walked about 150 m south to a pasture gate. I then walked along a ditch past a trough (see photo “#8”) to a second pasture gate. From there, I walked the last 190 m north directly to the exact confluence point 51°N 3°W. Despite the cloud cover, the GPS showed an accuracy of 2 m, and the necessary photos were quickly taken.

This completed the visit to five confluence points in Southern England. Our tour then continued north east to Bath.


 All pictures
#1: location of CP 51N-3W 60 m from S
#2: view to the north
#3: view to the east
#4: view to the south
#5: view to the west
#6: GNSS reading at CP 51N-3W
#7: house 150 m NE of the CP
#8: gate 130 m W of the CP
#9: Entrance of Hestercombe Gardens
ALL: All pictures on one page