Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Gloucester · Region: South West
Explore Hempsted, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hempsted 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 Hempsted, 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 | Hempsted |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Gloucester |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.850441 |
| Longitude | -2.268750 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hempsted sits upon a low, singular ridge that rises above the flat, marshy reaches of the Severn Vale. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 224°T, OS grid SO 815 169). The pale, shifting light of the estuary often catches the ancient stone of the Hempsted Village Cross, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of seasons for generations. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the landscape softens toward the quiet, reedy flow of Whaddon Brook, which traces a winding path through the fields. Nearby, the presence of Lady’s Well serves as a lingering anchor to the medieval past, its waters maintaining a steady, cool clarity that defies the rush of modern transit. Hempsted retains a distinct character, caught between the encroaching suburban pulse and the stubborn, damp stillness of the riverside meadows. The air here carries a faint, salt-tinged weight, a reminder that the great tidal river is never far from the consciousness of the land. Hempsted remains a place of transition, where the heavy clay earth meets the sky in a wide, unbroken horizon.
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Explore Hempsted, 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: 51.850441, -2.268750. 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. |