Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Gloucester · Region: South West
Explore Gloucester, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gloucester 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.
This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gloucester, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Gloucestershire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gloucester and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gloucester.
Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Gloucester |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Gloucester |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.864550 |
| Longitude | -2.246934 |
| Place Type | City |
Gloucester anchors the broad, low-lying Severn Vale, where the river winds in a silvered, muscular coil toward the estuary. Approaching from the east, the land flattens into a vast, fertile basin that catches the late afternoon sun, turning the clouds into bruised purples and golds above the distant horizon of the Malvern Hills. Moving through the streets, one feels the weight of water and earth, a damp, bracing freshness that clings to the air as the city balances between the quiet industry of its docks and the ancient, brooding presence of its central spire. One might pause by the Tower of St Michael’s Church, where the stone seems to hold the memory of centuries of market-day clamour, before navigating the grid of lanes that still follow the Roman lines of the original fortress, their pavements echoing with a rhythmic, purposeful pace. Gloucester grew from the iron-willed foundations of the Roman Glevum, becoming a pivotal node where the confluence of trade and military might shaped its long, layered evolution. The economy, once tethered to the movement of grain and timber through the bustling inland port, has shifted through the gears of the industrial age into a modern landscape of aerospace engineering and high-tech manufacturing. While the shadow of the Remains of Roman Wall speaks of an early, rigid discipline, the city has continuously reinvented its commercial heart, pivoting from the heavy lifting of the Victorian maritime era to a diverse array of service and specialist sectors. This resilience keeps Gloucester in a state of constant, quiet motion, where the legacy of the bustling docks provides a sturdy spine for the contemporary workforce. Cultural life in Gloucester finds its most visceral expression on the rugby pitch, where the Kingsholm Stadium becomes a theatre of fierce, tribal devotion that defines the local spirit. The city has nurtured notable figures, from the composer Ivor Gurney, whose verses capture the melancholic beauty of the surrounding meadows, to the actor Simon Pegg, who carries the dry, observational wit common to these parts. The vibrant arts scene is anchored by the Museum of Gloucester, which houses relics that bridge the gap between the ancient world and the modern imagination, while local festivals turn the streets into a kaleidoscope of sound and movement. Whether it is the legacy of Beatrix Potter’s The Tailor of Gloucester or the sharp, intellectual rigour of its long-standing educational institutions, the city possesses a distinctive character that values both its eccentric storytellers and its gritty, competitive athletes. Cathedral-born and river-fed, Gloucester wears its architecture like a heavy, ornate cloak of honey-coloured stone and dark, weathered timber. The cathedral, with its fan-vaulted cloisters and the towering, intricate light of its great east window, exerts a gravitational pull that organises the entire urban layout, casting long, solemn shadows over the medieval streets. Walking past the remnants of the Grey Friars' Church, one observes how the city integrates its fractured past into the daily commute, where modern glass frontages sit comfortably against the stubborn, enduring masonry of the past. It is a place of sharp contrasts, where the quiet dignity of a historic civic building might stand just a stone’s throw from a bustling, contemporary square, creating a unique atmosphere that feels at once grounded in the soil of the Severn Vale and reaching toward the future.
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Explore Gloucester, 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: 51.864550, -2.246934. 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| 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. |