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.
| 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 rests in a quiet corner of Gloucestershire, a hamlet where the land gently falls away towards the Severn Vale. It lies 4.2 km 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 air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ancient woodland, a subtle perfume from the surrounding Forest of Dean. A scattering of stone cottages, their roofs softened by moss and time, huddle around a few ancient oaks that seem to hold the secrets of centuries. The light, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in dappled patterns on the narrow lanes, lending an almost ethereal quality to the afternoon. Preston Cross is a place where the silence is as profound as the history, a quiet echo in the heart of England.
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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 | June 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. |