Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire · Region: South West
Explore Westerleigh, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westerleigh 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.
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| Place | Westerleigh |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.517593 |
| Longitude | -2.434321 |
| Place Type | Village |
Westerleigh endures as a quiet anchor of Gloucestershire, shaped by the heavy, iron-rich clays that define this corner of the South West. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Yate (from Yate: bearing 202°T, OS grid ST 699 799), and is situated west-north-west of Wapley village. High above the hearths of the cottages, the crest of Copp Hill catches the pale, slanted light of the afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields toward the parish church. The stone of St James the Great stands firm against the wind, its tower a grey sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons for centuries. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Bitterwell Lake hold the sky in a mirror of dark glass, offering a stillness that seems to absorb the distant hum of the modern world. Coal once moved through these lanes, carried by dramways that have since surrendered their tracks to the persistent advance of cow parsley and bramble. Westerleigh retains a stoic dignity, its character forged in the transition between the rolling agricultural plains and the remnants of an industrial past that left its mark deep in the earth. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, marking the slow, deliberate pace of a place that has long outlived the urgency of its own history.
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Explore Westerleigh, 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: 51.517593, -2.434321. 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. |