Ampney Crucis Gloucestershire Map

About Ampney Crucis

Ampney Crucis rests quietly in the Cotswold district, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 4.4 km east of Cirencester (from Cirencester: bearing 93°T, OS grid SP 066 018), and is situated west-north-west of Ampney St Peter village. The village church, St. Mary's, with its sturdy Norman tower, stands as a sentinel, its stones worn smooth by centuries of sun and wind, reflecting a gentle light that seems to linger on the surrounding fields. The Ampney Brook, a slender ribbon of water, meanders through the landscape, its banks often fringed with wildflowers that nod their heads in the breeze, a subtle testament to the enduring, unhurried life of Ampney Crucis. Here, the very air carries a scent of damp earth and distant hay, a fragrance that speaks not of grand pronouncements, but of quiet, persistent growth and the slow turning of seasons.

About This Ampney Crucis Map Page

Explore Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.714982, -1.905319. 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.