Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · Unitary authority: City of Peterborough · Region: Eastern
Explore Orton Southgate, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orton Southgate 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 Orton Southgate, 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 | Orton Southgate |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Peterborough |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.541656 |
| Longitude | -0.309440 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Orton Southgate emerges as a deliberate arrangement of modern commerce and infrastructure, defined by its crisp geometry and proximity to the arterial flow of the A1(M). It lies 3.5 miles south-west of Peterborough (from Peterborough: bearing 233°T, OS grid TL 147 950), and is situated east of Chesterton village. The landscape here is flat and functional, yet the low, horizontal light of the Fens catches the glass facades of distribution centres, turning industrial zones into mirrors for the vast, pale sky. To the east, the sprawling expanse of the Orton Pit SSSI serves as a rugged, water-filled reminder of the clay-digging heritage that once fed the region’s brickmaking furnaces. A short distance to the north, the Scheduled Monument of the Round Barrow Cemetery sits as a quiet, earthen anchor, grounding the contemporary bustle of Orton Southgate in a much older, more silent history. The wind moves uninterrupted across these open fields, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, constant hum of motorway traffic. Office parks and logistics hubs occupy the space where agriculture once held sway, creating a landscape of efficiency that nevertheless retains a stark, expansive beauty. This transition from prehistoric burial mounds to the steel-framed architecture of the modern economy defines the unique, evolving character of Orton Southgate.
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Explore Orton Southgate, 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: 52.541656, -0.309440. 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. |