Traditional county: East Riding of Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Octon, East Riding of Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Octon 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 Octon, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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 | Octon |
| Traditional County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.114636 |
| Longitude | -0.422696 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Chalky ridges and thin, flint-strewn soils define the quiet elevation of Octon. It lies 7.6 miles north of Driffield (from Driffield: bearing 5°T, OS grid TA 032 699), and is situated west of Thwing village. The wind here carries a crisp, unyielding clarity, sweeping across the open wolds where the earth holds the memory of those who lived before. A short distance away, the Deserted Village Of Octon remains as a hushed, six-hectare skeleton of stone foundations beneath the grass. To the northwest, the rounded humps of Old Hill and Paddock Hill break the horizon with a stoic, prehistoric patience. The light in Octon possesses a stark quality, bleaching the lanes until they seem almost white against the deep, verdant hedges of the agricultural fields. No grand monuments interrupt this solitude, only the persistent, rhythmic industry of the surrounding farms. Here, the landscape does not ask for attention; it simply endures, marked by the slow passage of clouds and the shifting textures of the high, exposed terrain.
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Explore Octon, East Riding of Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.114636, -0.422696. 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. |