Blackhorse Gloucestershire Map

About Blackhorse

Blackhorse unfolds its quiet existence in the Gloucestershire countryside, a place where the lanes often carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. It lies 6.7 km south-east of Bradley Stoke (from Bradley Stoke: bearing 137°T, OS grid ST 666 768), and is situated north-west of Shortwood village. The landscape around Blackhorse is gently rolling, the fields a patchwork of greens and browns that shift with the seasons, catching the diffused light of the South West. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, still mark out many of the older enclosures, whispering of agricultural rhythms long past. There is a sense of enduring practicality to Blackhorse, a quality reflected in the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the quiet hum of local life, where the occasional rumble of traffic on the main road is a distant interruption rather than a dominant sound. The very air seems to hold a stillness, broken only by the calls of birds and the rustle of leaves, suggesting a settlement that has found its own steady pace.

About This Blackhorse Map Page

Explore Blackhorse, 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: 51.489986, -2.481214. 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.