Furze Platt Berkshire Map

About Furze Platt

Furze Platt, a verdant exurban ward, breathes with a quiet dignity. It lies 1.8 km north-north-west of Maidenhead (from Maidenhead: bearing 333°T, OS grid SU 880 828). Though now a part of the broader Maidenhead sprawl, Furze Platt retains a sense of its own character, a gentle unfurling of residential streets where the mature trees, remnants of older orchards, cast lengthening shadows in the late afternoon sun. Its history is one of gradual growth, absorbing the fertile Thames-side landscape into its expanding embrace. The local roads, often lined with houses of a pleasing, unpretentious design, seem to flow with a natural ease, mirroring the subtle contours of the land. Here, one might find a quiet corner where the birdsong seems to carry on the breeze, a gentle reminder of the natural world that still holds sway.

About This Furze Platt Map Page

Explore Furze Platt, Berkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.537337, -0.731972. 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.