Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Rockness, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rockness 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 Rockness, 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 | Rockness |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.689719 |
| Longitude | -2.224730 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rockness emerges from the steep, limestone slopes of the Cotswolds as a collection of stone dwellings gathered against the incline. It lies 0.3 miles south-west of Nailsworth (from Nailsworth: bearing 214°T, OS grid ST 845 990). The air here carries a crisp, mineral edge, drawn upwards from the damp stones of the nearby Horsley Brook that winds through the lower ground. Sunlight clings to the honey-coloured masonry of the houses, illuminating a texture that has weathered the damp, shifting seasons of Gloucestershire for generations. To the north-west, the open expanse of Shortwood Green offers a stark, grassy contrast to the dense, vertical geometry of the residential lanes. Rockness maintains a quiet gravity, its pathways carved into the hillside with a functional intent that ignores the ornamental vanity of more manicured surroundings. The water of the brooks provides a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the silence of the valley, a reminder of the industrial streams that once powered local cloth production. This landscape demands a steady gait from those who traverse its inclines, ensuring that every movement through the terrain feels deliberate and anchored.
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Explore Rockness, 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: 51.689719, -2.224730. 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. |