Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Swineshead, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swineshead 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 Swineshead, Bedfordshire, 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 | Swineshead |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.280514 |
| Longitude | -0.451228 |
| Place Type | Village |
Swineshead remains a quiet anchor of the Bedfordshire landscape, where the heavy clay earth holds the memory of centuries of slow, deliberate labour. It lies 5.7 miles south-east of Raunds (from Raunds: bearing 142°T, OS grid TL 057 658), and is situated south-south-east of Upper Dean village. A particular stillness defines the local horizon, where the light seems to linger longer against the pale stone of the older cottages. To the north-east, the twenty-two hectares of Swineshead Wood SSSI provide a dense, arboreal sanctuary that changes colour with the turning of the season. Pertenhall Brook traces a modest, winding path to the east, feeding the low-lying fields that have long dictated the rhythm of local agricultural life. Beyond these waters, the modest rise of Hungry Hill breaks the flat expanse of the horizon, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of hedgerows. Swineshead maintains a modest dignity, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, preserving a character defined by the wind and the soil.
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Explore Swineshead, Bedfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.280514, -0.451228. 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. |