Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: South Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Orwell, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orwell 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.
| Place | Orwell |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | South Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.135500 |
| Longitude | -0.010992 |
| Place Type | Village |
Orwell, a village in South Cambridgeshire, breathes a quiet dignity beneath the wide East Anglian sky. It lies 9.7 km north of Royston (from Royston: bearing 4°T, OS grid TL 362 504), and is situated east-north-east of Wimpole village. The gentle sweep of the land here, where arable fields stretch towards the horizon, often catches the low-angled sunlight in a way that imbues the landscape with a soft, golden luminescence. Its parish church, St. Andrew's, stands as a landmark, its ancient stones whispering tales of centuries past, its spire a familiar point against the often-cerulean heavens. The village green, a modest expanse of well-trodden grass, offers a central gathering place, a quiet heart beating at the centre of Orwell's unassuming charm. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Orwell possesses a subtle, enduring beauty, a testament to the enduring patterns of rural life.
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Explore Orwell, 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: 52.135500, -0.010992. 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 | June 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. |