Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Lower Ley, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Ley 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 Lower Ley, 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 Lower Ley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Lower Ley |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.843294 |
| Longitude | -2.362289 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Ley emerges from the damp, low-lying pastures of the Severn Vale where the earth holds the winter rains with a stubborn, heavy patience. It lies 5.1 miles west-south-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 253°T, OS grid SO 751 161), and is situated west-north-west of Farleys End village. The landscape here is defined by the expansive, reed-fringed horizons of the Walmore Common Sssi, where the water table dictates the slow pulse of the seasons. To the west, the modest rise of Lewis Hill breaks the flat monotony of the floodplains, offering a sharp vantage point over the patchwork of fields. Within this quiet geography, Lower Ley maintains a sparse, agrarian character that has long resisted the encroachment of restless modernity. The light across these fields often takes on a bruised, silver quality, reflecting the sky back into the saturated soil of the common. Beneath the expansive clouds, the hedges are thick with hawthorn and blackthorn, marking the ancient boundaries that have shaped the movement of livestock for centuries. Every lane leading toward the hamlet retains a sense of seclusion, preserving a stillness that remains indifferent to the distant, hurried traffic of the wider world.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Lower Ley, 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: 51.843294, -2.362289. 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. |