Swallowfield Berkshire Map

About Swallowfield

Swallowfield breathes with the quiet assurance of a place long settled into its landscape. It lies 8.7 km south of Reading (from Reading: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 720 645), and is situated north of Riseley village. The gentle curve of the River Blackwater, a ribbon of silver catching the afternoon sun, forms a natural boundary to Swallowfield’s southern edge, its banks often echoing with the calls of unseen birds. The village itself unfolds around a pleasingly irregular green, where ancient oak trees stand sentinel, their broad branches a familiar comfort against the sky. Evidence of its past whispers from the weathered brickwork of cottages and the solid, unpretentious design of its parish church, St. Michael and All Angels, a building that has witnessed generations come and go. The air here, particularly on a crisp autumn morning, carries a faint scent of damp earth and fallen leaves, a subtle perfume of the Berkshire countryside.

About This Swallowfield Map Page

Explore Swallowfield, 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: 51.375384, -0.966649. 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.