Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Tewkesbury · Region: South West
Explore Watermead, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watermead 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 Watermead, 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 | Watermead |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Tewkesbury |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.839405 |
| Longitude | -2.156692 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Watermead emerges as a quiet residential enclave defined by the rhythmic topography of the Cotswold escarpment. It lies 4.0 miles north-north-east of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 24°T, OS grid SO 893 156), and is situated south of Brockworth village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace toward the nearby slopes of Castle Hill, where the land holds the memory of ancient earthworks beneath a thin veil of grass. To the east, the Horsbere Brook traces a meandering, silver path through the low-lying fields, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light common to these Gloucestershire mornings. Residents of Watermead often walk the perimeter of the nearby Witcombe Reservoirs, where the stillness of the water creates a mirror for the changing moods of the sky. This suburban stretch maintains a modest, unassuming character, preferring the steady hum of local life to the clamour of larger districts. The architecture here reflects a mid-twentieth-century pragmatism, softened by the encroaching presence of mature trees that seem to drink in the damp, fertile air. Every street in Watermead carries a quiet sense of permanence, anchoring the inhabitants to a landscape that feels both spacious and diligently kept.
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Explore Watermead, 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: 51.839405, -2.156692. 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. |