Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Cotswold · Region: South West
Explore Birdlip, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birdlip 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 Birdlip, Gloucestershire, 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 | Birdlip |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Cotswold |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.827063 |
| Longitude | -2.106226 |
| Place Type | Village |
Birdlip commands a high, limestone ridge where the horizon opens into a vast, rolling expanse of the Cotswolds. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 53°T, OS grid SO 927 142), and is situated north-west of Brimpsfield village. The wind here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, often cooling the air long before it reaches the lower valleys. To the south-west, the incline of Birdlip Hill rises abruptly, marking a geological boundary that has dictated the paths of travellers for centuries. A short distance to the north, the dramatic escarpment of Barrow Wake offers a vantage point where the light catches the distant Severn Vale in sudden, glinting flashes. This limestone bedrock, exposed in the nearby Knap House Quarry, tells a silent story of ancient seas that once covered the landscape. Birdlip remains defined by this elevation, a place where the earth seems to hold its breath before dropping away into the deep, green folds of the countryside below.
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Explore Birdlip, 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: 51.827063, -2.106226. 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. |