Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire · Region: South West
Explore Old Down, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Down 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 Old Down, 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 | Old Down |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.584117 |
| Longitude | -2.554734 |
| Place Type | Village |
Old Down holds a quiet command over the Gloucestershire landscape, where the earth rises to meet the expansive sky of the South West. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Thornbury (from Thornbury: bearing 215°T, OS grid ST 616 873), and is situated north-east of Tockington village. The sunlight here has a particular clarity, catching the weathered stone of local walls and revealing the subtle, ancient contours of the surrounding fields. Residents often walk the paths towards Tockington Hill, a rise that offers a vantage point over the patchwork of pastures that define the horizon. A short distance away, the expansive grounds of Old Down Country Park provide a sanctuary of mature trees and open space that softens the transition between the working farmland and the domestic fringes of the lanes. The air carries the faint, crisp scent of damp soil and distant salt winds blowing in from the Severn Estuary. History lingers in the nearby earthworks, where the landscape retains the imprints of earlier inhabitants who favoured these elevated positions for their sightlines. Old Down maintains a steady, unassuming character, defined more by the shifting shadows of the clouds than by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Old Down, 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: 51.584117, -2.554734. 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. |