Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: South Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Balsham, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balsham 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 Balsham, Cambridgeshire, 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 | Balsham |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | South Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.132811 |
| Longitude | 0.315596 |
| Place Type | Village |
Balsham occupies a high point on the chalky plateau of the Cambridgeshire landscape, where the wind carries the dry, clean scent of open fields. It lies 6.2 miles west-north-west of Haverhill (from Haverhill: bearing 303°T, OS grid TL 585 508), and is situated south-west of West Wratting village. The flint-clad walls of the Holy Trinity Church anchor the horizon, their grey surfaces catching the pale, honest light of the eastern sky. Beyond the domestic gardens, the ancient trees of Balsham Wood SSSI stand as a quiet, dense reservoir of biodiversity, marking the transition from cultivated earth to wilder, unmanaged growth. The topography here demands effort from the cyclist, rising steadily toward the crests where the air feels sharper and the view expands over the low-lying plains. Nearby, the rows of vines at Chilford Hall Vineyard and Conference Centre trace the contours of the slope, reflecting the region’s long-standing relationship with the soil and the sun. Balsham retains a certain gravity in its architecture, favouring sturdy, enduring materials that have withstood centuries of seasonal change. The quietude of the lanes suggests a place preoccupied with its own slow, measured persistence rather than the clamour of the neighbouring modern world.
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Explore Balsham, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.132811, 0.315596. 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. |