Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Christchurch, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Christchurch 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 Christchurch, 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 | Christchurch |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.810397 |
| Longitude | -2.621737 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Christchurch rises upon the elevated ridgeline of the Forest of Dean, where the air retains a sharp, metallic clarity inherited from centuries of coal and iron extraction. It lies 1.2 miles north of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 351°T, OS grid SO 572 126), and is situated west-south-west of Berry Hill village. The dwellings here occupy a high, exposed plateau, their stone walls weathering into a muted grey that mirrors the shifting, bruised clouds rolling in from the Welsh border. To the west, the ancient, tangled boughs of Ellis Reddings Wood draw a dark, verdant hem around the horizon, grounding the houses against the expansive sky. Christchurch maintains a quiet, industrial dignity, its geography shaped by the deep, subterranean scars of a mining legacy that once defined the rhythm of every household. A short walk toward the north-west reveals the prominence of Berry Hill, a neighbouring rise that anchors the view and provides a sense of familiar, rolling permanence. The light in Christchurch possesses a peculiar, thin quality during the autumn months, catching the damp moss on drystone walls and illuminating the persistent, quiet endurance of this high-altitude landscape.
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Explore Christchurch, 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: 51.810397, -2.621737. 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. |