Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Wanswell, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wanswell 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 Wanswell, 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 | Wanswell |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.710242 |
| Longitude | -2.460407 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wanswell maintains a quiet, earth-bound dignity amidst the expansive, low-lying pastures of the Severn Vale. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 110°T, OS grid SO 682 013), and is situated east-south-east of Sharpness village. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of river silt and ancient clay, grounding the houses in a landscape that feels perpetually open to the wide, grey skies of the estuary. Nearby, the Moat and Fishpond at Wanswell Court offer a lingering shadow of medieval domesticity, where still water mirrors the gnarled hawthorn and the slow passage of clouds. To the south, the Vale of Berkeley stretches out like a green, pleated apron, its fields defined by the rigid geometry of hedgerows that have long resisted the encroaching tide of modern development. The light in Wanswell often catches the limestone corners of older masonry, turning the stone to the colour of pale honey before the evening mist begins its slow, cold climb from the lower meadows. This is a geography of subtle shifts, where the horizon remains flat and unforgiving, yet possesses a singular, stark beauty in its refusal to be anything other than what it is. Wanswell endures in this liminal space, watching the seasons turn against the backdrop of a horizon that feels as vast as the history held within its soil.
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Explore Wanswell, 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: 51.710242, -2.460407. 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. |