Ham Gloucestershire Map

About Ham

Ham, a quiet corner of Gloucestershire, exhales a gentle presence. It lies 2.9 km east-south-east of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 116°T, OS grid SO 974 211), and is situated south of Prestbury village. The land here rolls with a soft, insistent grace, the fields a patchwork of muted greens and browns that catch the shifting light in ways that speak of seasons past and present. Old hedgerows, thick with the scent of hawthorn and elderflower in their prime, trace the boundaries of ancient holdings, their tangled branches a testament to enduring growth. The houses of Ham, often built of warm, local stone, seem to sink contentedly into the landscape, their roofs softened by lichen and moss. There is a stillness here, broken only by the distant hum of traffic from the main road or the call of a rook surveying its domain from a high oak.

About This Ham Map Page

Explore Ham, 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: 51.889169, -2.039112. 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.