Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Lower Swainswick, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Swainswick 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 Swainswick, 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 | Lower Swainswick |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.402313 |
| Longitude | -2.341799 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Swainswick gathers its stone cottages along the valley floor where the morning light catches the steep incline of the Cotswolds. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-east of Bath (from Bath: bearing 29°T, OS grid ST 763 670), and is situated south of Upper Swainswick village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, dramatic rise of Little Solsbury Hill, which commands the skyline like an ancient, grass-grown sentinel watching over the valley. Beneath the hill’s shadow, the quiet lanes of Lower Swainswick offer a reprieve from the heavier traffic of the nearby city. A short walk toward the south-east leads one to the expansive lawns of Alice Park, where the air feels lighter and the trees hold the silence of the afternoon. The proximity to such open, elevated ground gives Lower Swainswick a sense of exposure to the elements, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and limestone from the surrounding slopes. Residents here find themselves caught between the urban gravity of Bath and the wild, untamed posture of the hills. This duality grants the place a particular character, neither fully tethered to the bustle of the streets nor entirely surrendered to the solitude of the high downs.
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Explore Lower Swainswick, 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: 51.402313, -2.341799. 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. |