Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Cotswold · Region: South West
Explore Down Ampney, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Down Ampney 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.
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| Place | Down Ampney |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Cotswold |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.673706 |
| Longitude | -1.854704 |
| Place Type | Village |
Down Ampney reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and sky, where the horizons of Gloucestershire stretch wide across the flat, fertile plains. It lies 2.2 miles north of Cricklade (from Cricklade: bearing 2°T, OS grid SU 101 972), and is situated north-north-east of Latton village. The landscape here forms part of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI, where the water table rises to meet the light, turning the meadows into mirrors of the passing clouds. A short walk to the south-west reveals the weathered stone of the Village Cross, a quiet witness to the centuries that have drifted over these fields. The air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant rainfall, a reminder of the proximity to the North Meadow, Cricklade SSSI, where rare snakeshead fritillaries bloom in the spring. Down Ampney preserves the legacy of Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was born here and whose music seems to echo in the open, expansive silence of the terrain. The architecture remains grounded in the local limestone, reflecting a sturdy, unadorned honesty that resists the encroaching pace of the modern world.
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Explore Down Ampney, 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: 51.673706, -1.854704. 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. |