Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Ketford, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ketford 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 | Ketford |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.974320 |
| Longitude | -2.395125 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ketford, a quiet ember in the Forest of Dean's landscape, holds its place with a certain understated grace. It lies 4.9 km north of Newent (from Newent: bearing 9°T, OS grid SO 729 307), and is situated north-north-east of Botloe's Green village. The air here, often carrying the scent of damp earth and ancient woodland, seems to hold a particular stillness, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird. Though small, Ketford possesses a gentle spirit, a place where the shadows of the surrounding trees stretch long across the land in the late afternoon sun, painting the fields in hues of amber and gold. There are no grand pronouncements here, only the quiet persistence of rural life, a steadfastness that has endured through the changing seasons and the passage of time. The very soil beneath one's feet feels alive with stories, a testament to generations who have walked these paths.
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Explore Ketford, 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: 51.974320, -2.395125. 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. |