Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Swanley, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swanley 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 Swanley, 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 | Swanley |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.666216 |
| Longitude | -2.440557 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Swanley emerges as a quiet cluster of dwellings within the folds of the Gloucestershire landscape, defined by a modest composure that defies the bustle of larger parishes. It lies 3.9 miles west-south-west of Dursley (from Dursley: bearing 254°T, OS grid ST 696 964), and is situated north-east of Woodford village. Here, the earth rises in subtle ridges, and the light often catches the stone of local walls with a pale, silvered clarity that suggests an age-old stillness. To the south, the slopes of Fern Hill rise to meet the horizon, anchoring Swanley to a topography shaped by long-standing agricultural tradition. The nearby Doverte Brook provides a constant, low-frequency hum, its waters moving through the lower ground with a persistence that has defined the drainage of these fields for centuries. Swanley maintains a character defined by the patience of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and the distant, rhythmic turning of valley life. Such places exist in the margins of the map, yet they hold a weight of permanence that the busier arteries of the region lack. Swanley remains a testament to the quietude of the Stroud district, where the heavy, clay-rich earth commands a slow and deliberate pace of life.
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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.
| 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. |