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.
| Place | Swineshead |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.280514 |
| Longitude | -0.451228 |
| Place Type | Village |
Swineshead breathes a quiet dignity in the Eastern region of England. It lies 9.2 km south-east of Raunds (from Raunds: bearing 142°T, OS grid TL 057 658), and is situated south-south-east of Upper Dean village. The arable land surrounding Swineshead is a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast, often pale, English sky, suggesting centuries of patient cultivation. Though no grand abbey now stands, the very air here seems to hold a resonance of older times, a subtle hum that speaks of lives lived and labours undertaken. The village itself, with its modest dwellings and the gentle curve of its lanes, feels like a well-worn path, familiar and comforting. One might imagine the slow turning of seasons here, marked by the changing light on the fields and the quiet industry of its inhabitants.
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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 | June 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. |