Burnham Buckinghamshire Map

About Burnham

Burnham, a parish of considerable antiquity, unfolds its quiet narrative in the heart of Buckinghamshire. It lies 4.6 km east-north-east of Maidenhead (from Maidenhead: bearing 69°T, OS grid SU 931 828), and is situated east-north-east of Hitchambury village. The air here carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of traffic on the nearby roads, a reminder of its proximity to wider arteries of commerce, yet Burnham retains a character of its own, a sense of ordered gentility. Ancient trees, their branches like gnarled fingers against the often-bright sky, guard the lanes that wind past well-kept houses, hinting at generations who have walked these paths. The parish church, a solid edifice of stone, stands as a silent witness to the enduring community, its spire a gentle punctuation mark against the horizon. There is a palpable sense of continuity in Burnham, a feeling that beneath the modern veneer, the echoes of earlier lives still resonate in the very soil.

About This Burnham Map Page

Explore Burnham, Buckinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.537203, -0.658526. 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.