Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Preston Cross, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston Cross 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 | Preston Cross |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.015996 |
| Longitude | -2.474513 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Preston Cross marks a quiet confluence where the rhythms of the Herefordshire borderlands meet the sturdy character of the Forest of Dean district. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Ledbury (from Ledbury: bearing 238°T, OS grid SO 675 353), and is situated north-north-east of Much Marcle village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate tilt of the earth, where the pale light of morning catches the damp fields in a silver sheen. To the east, the waters of Ludstock Brook trace a meandering path through the low-lying pasture, lending a cool, rhythmic pulse to the local topography. Preston Cross feels defined by this proximity to moving water, which keeps the soil rich and the air perpetually crisp. Further south, the ancient arboreal density of Hall Wood Sssi provides a deep, emerald contrast to the open agricultural plots that dominate the immediate horizon. The character of Preston Cross remains anchored in this interplay between managed farmland and the persistent, wilder inclinations of the local brooks. One senses in the stillness of the afternoon that the land is indifferent to the passage of clocks, preferring instead the slow turn of the seasons across the hedgerows.
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Explore Preston Cross, 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: 52.015996, -2.474513. 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. |