Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
Explore Crafton, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crafton 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 Crafton, Buckinghamshire, 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 | Crafton |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.869411 |
| Longitude | -0.706663 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Crafton reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings, tethered to the rolling agricultural landscape of Buckinghamshire. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-west of Leighton Buzzard (from Leighton Buzzard: bearing 211°T, OS grid SP 891 197), and is situated west of Mentmore village. The earth here retains the faint, stubborn memory of the past, particularly where the Medieval Settlement Remains at Crafton mark the ground with subtle, grass-covered hollows. Light stretches thin and pale across the fields in the late afternoon, catching the edges of the nearby woodland known as The Belt. A short distance to the north, the modest rise of Windmill Hill provides a vantage point over the flat, working plains that define the local horizon. Crafton remains defined by this open, uncomplicated expanse, where the wind carries no sound but the rustle of dry hedgerows. The architecture of the nearby Mentmore Towers looms in the distance, a heavy, ornate silhouette against the sky that contrasts sharply with the humble, functional character of the surrounding lanes. Life in Crafton proceeds with a slow, deliberate cadence, largely removed from the frantic pace of the modern commuter routes nearby.
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Explore Crafton, 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: 51.869411, -0.706663. 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. |