Shorncote Gloucestershire Map

About Shorncote

Shorncote rests in the gentle embrace of Gloucestershire's Cotswold landscape. It lies 5.3 km south of Cirencester (from Cirencester: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 025 967), and is situated north-north-east of Somerford Keynes village. The fields around Shorncote, often a rich, ploughed earth the colour of dried blood, stretch out under a sky that can shift from the palest grey to a brilliant, almost luminous blue, a familiar sight to generations who have worked this land. The quietude of the hamlet is punctuated by the distant bleating of sheep, a sound that seems to carry on the breeze from the surrounding pastures, hinting at the enduring agricultural life that defines this corner of the Cotswolds. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, mark out the boundaries of fields, creating a sense of enduring order within the wilder, rolling terrain. Here, the light seems to linger a moment longer in the late afternoon, casting long, soft shadows across the meadows.

About This Shorncote Map Page

Explore Shorncote, 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: 51.669726, -1.964844. 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.