Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire · Region: South West
Explore Old Passage, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Passage 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.
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| Place | Old Passage |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.598132 |
| Longitude | -2.628319 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Old Passage guards the tidal threshold where the Severn’s wide, grey currents brush against the Gloucestershire shore. It lies 4.5 miles west of Thornbury (from Thornbury: bearing 260°T, OS grid ST 565 889), and is situated west of Aust village. The salt-heavy air here carries a sharp, metallic tang, clinging to the weathered stone of buildings that have long watched the river’s relentless pull. A short distance away, the geological layers of the Aust Cliff SSSI rise in jagged, rust-coloured strata, revealing ancient fossils embedded in the limestone skin of the earth. Beyond the bank, the flat expanse of Northwick Oaze stretches towards the horizon, a sanctuary where the mudflats shimmer under a pale, shifting sky. Old Passage once served as a vital ferry crossing, its history tethered to the rhythmic, dangerous crossing of the water that separated these quiet reaches from Wales. Now, the quietude is broken only by the cry of gulls and the distant hum of the motorway that bisects the surrounding fields. The land here feels pulled between the industrial pulse of the modern bridge and the slow, primordial drag of the river tide.
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Explore Old Passage, 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: 51.598132, -2.628319. 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. |