Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
Explore Watermead, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watermead 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 Watermead, 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 | Watermead |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.832144 |
| Longitude | -0.804719 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Watermead emerges as a deliberate arrangement of modern residential design, defined largely by its series of artificial lakes that mirror the shifting clouds of the Buckinghamshire sky. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-east of Aylesbury (from Aylesbury: bearing 14°T, OS grid SP 824 155), and is situated west of Bierton village. The architecture here favors clean, repetitive lines that stand in quiet contrast to the ancient, rugged geology of the nearby Bierton Clay Pit Sssi, a site that holds the deep, silent memory of past eras within its exposed layers. Watermead draws its character from the water, where the surface tension of the lakes catches the low, pale light of winter afternoons with a metallic precision. Residents often trace the path of Stocklake Brook, which flows through the periphery, marking the transition from the manicured lawns of the suburbs to the wider, more indifferent landscape of The Vale beyond. This residential expanse prioritises a sense of enclosure, creating a pocket of stillness that feels removed from the frantic pace of the wider transport corridors. The rhythm of life in Watermead remains tethered to these internal waterways, which function as the primary arteries of the local aesthetic. Such deliberate planning grants the landscape a predictable, almost geometric clarity, separating the domestic sphere from the wilder geological history hidden just beneath the surface of the surrounding fields.
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Explore Watermead, 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: 51.832144, -0.804719. 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. |