Swanley Gloucestershire Map

About Swanley

Swanley rests within the gentle folds of Gloucestershire's landscape. It lies 6.2 km west-south-west of Dursley (from Dursley: bearing 254°T, OS grid ST 696 964), and is situated north-east of Woodford village. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hayfields, a subtle perfume of the land. The houses of Swanley, often built of local Cotswold stone, seem to absorb the soft, diffused light that filters through the English sky, their walls a warm honeyed hue. A quietude pervades the hamlet, a sense that time moves at a more deliberate pace, marked not by the clamour of industry but by the turning of seasons and the slow growth of hedgerows. Even the fields surrounding Swanley appear to hold a patient stillness, their green expanse unbroken save for the occasional solitary oak tree standing sentinel against the horizon.

About This Swanley Map Page

Explore Swanley, 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: 51.666216, -2.440557. 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.