Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: South Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Horningsea, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horningsea 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 Horningsea, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cambridgeshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Horningsea and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Horningsea |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | South Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.241622 |
| Longitude | 0.186174 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ancient Roman pottery once fired in the kilns of Horningsea continues to offer a silent, earthen testament to the industrial rhythms that shaped this bend in the Cambridgeshire landscape. It lies 3.8 miles north-east of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 48°T, OS grid TL 493 626), and is situated east of Milton village. Sunlight strikes the flat, fertile horizons with a stark clarity that reveals the deep, ochre heritage of the soil, long exploited for its clay. A short walk south-east leads to the Millennium Green, where the grass holds the dew in a fragile, morning stillness that anchors the spirit. The path towards the river eventually meets the quiet, functional grace of Baits Bite Lock, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate purpose against the sluice gates. Beyond the modern periphery, the remnants of the Horningsea Kilns, Site Of, remain as hummocks in the grass, marking where fire and earth were once mastered by human hands. These low-lying fields possess a certain gravity, a sense that the past is not buried, but merely waiting beneath the surface of the plough. Horningsea retains a spare, open character, defined by the wide sky and the persistent, unadorned presence of the river.
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Explore Horningsea, 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: 52.241622, 0.186174. 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. |