Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Sandpits, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandpits 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 Sandpits, 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 | Sandpits |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.691797 |
| Longitude | -2.366994 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sandpits occupies a distinct shelf of land where the Cotswold escarpment begins to lose its steep resolve into the Severn Vale. It lies 0.9 miles north-west of Dursley (from Dursley: bearing 322°T, OS grid ST 747 992), and is situated south-south-east of Cam village. The character of Sandpits is defined by its position within the Stinchcombe Hill Sssi, where the limestone geology dictates the abrupt shifts in elevation and the thin, pale grass that clings to the slopes. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of the escarpment and illuminating the transition from woodland to the suburban fringe. A short walk towards the nearby Holywell Orchard provides a respite of green space, where the fruit trees reflect the orderly patterns of rural cultivation. Residents of Sandpits look out over a landscape that remains tethered to the ancient ridge, observing how the evening shadows lengthen across the valley floor with a quiet, persistent grace. The geography of the region serves as a constant reminder of the geological forces that carved this corner of Gloucestershire. Through every season, the air in Sandpits carries the faint, bracing scent of the high hills, anchoring the suburban houses to the wilder, uplifted earth beyond their gardens.
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Explore Sandpits, 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: 51.691797, -2.366994. 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. |