Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Sharpness, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sharpness 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 Sharpness, 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 | Sharpness |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.713971 |
| Longitude | -2.472212 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sharpness commands a formidable view where the Severn’s tidal currents churn against the industrial legacy of its deep-water docks. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 109°T, OS grid SO 674 017), and is situated west-north-west of Wanswell village. Salt-heavy winds sweep inland from the mudflats, carrying the briny scent of Saniger Sands across the rusted ironwork and concrete quays that define the local horizon. Sharpness owes its enduring character to the junction of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, a waterway that once served as the pulsing artery for the region’s maritime trade. Beyond the dockyards, the landscape softens into the quiet, water-logged earth surrounding the Moat and Fishpond at Wanswell Court, where history settles into the reeds. The light here possesses a metallic clarity, refracting off the expansive river and illuminating the stark geometry of the loading cranes. Even now, the rhythmic clatter of distant machinery occasionally breaks the silence, a lingering echo of the immense engineering ambition that first carved this gateway into the riverbank.
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Explore Sharpness, 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: 51.713971, -2.472212. 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. |