Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Bownham, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bownham 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 Bownham, 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 | Bownham |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.719804 |
| Longitude | -2.205047 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bownham commands a quiet prominence upon the limestone plateau of the Cotswolds, where the earth yields to the expansive, open skies of Gloucestershire. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Minchinhampton (from Minchinhampton: bearing 321°T, OS grid SO 859 023), and is situated east-south-east of Houndscroft village. The geography here is defined by the thin, pale soil of the Minchinhampton Common SSSI, a landscape where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, restless clarity. Bownham holds its ground amidst this ancient grazing land, where the shadows of prehistoric earthworks stretch long and thin across the turf as the sun begins to fail. Only half a mile to the south-west, the silence of Whitfield’s Tump serves as a stark reminder of the deep, Neolithic currents that run beneath the modern surface. The air in Bownham carries a distinct, crisp sharpness, unburdened by the heavy dampness often found in the deep valleys below. It is a place where the edges of the world feel porous, allowing the light to bleed across the high, exposed ridges with a pale, unforgiving beauty.
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Explore Bownham, 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: 51.719804, -2.205047. 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. |