Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Hethelpit Cross, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hethelpit Cross 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.
| Place | Hethelpit Cross |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.963936 |
| Longitude | -2.330747 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hethelpit Cross, a quiet confluence of lanes, holds its place in the Forest of Dean. It lies 6.3 km north-east of Newent (from Newent: bearing 54°T, OS grid SO 773 295), and is situated west of Corse village. The gentle rise of the land here, softened by ancient woodland, seems to hold a particular quality of light, a muted gold that spills across the fields in the late afternoon. The air, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, speaks of a continuity that has long marked this corner of Gloucestershire. No grand pronouncements are made by the modest dwellings that comprise Hethelpit Cross, yet a certain enduring character is evident in their weathered stone and quiet gardens. The ancient pathways that converge here, worn smooth by generations of footsteps, hint at journeys undertaken and a history that unfolds at its own, unhurried pace.
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Explore Hethelpit Cross, 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: 51.963936, -2.330747. 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 | June 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. |