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Rafborough Hampshire Map

Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Rushmoor · Region: South East

Explore Rafborough, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rafborough 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.

Interactive Map of Rafborough, Hampshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rafborough, Hampshire, 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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PlaceRafborough
Traditional CountyHampshire
District / BoroughRushmoor
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.289796
Longitude-0.771886
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Rafborough

Rafborough emerges from the Hampshire landscape as a quiet junction of suburban utility and aeronautical heritage. It lies 0.7 miles west of Farnborough (from Farnborough: bearing 267°T, OS grid SU 857 552). The low, persistent light of the South East catches the slate roofs of Rafborough, mirroring the precise geometry of the nearby aviation sites that have long defined the local horizon. To the south-west, the waters of Iveley Brook slip through the verdant margins of the land, offering a cool, liquid contrast to the rigid, industrial lines of the nearby historic wind tunnels. These monumental structures, once the engines of innovation, cast long, thoughtful shadows across the grass as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Residents walk paths that edge toward the open expanse of Southwood Country Park, where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of a history tethered to the clouds. There is a distinct, rhythmic hum to life here, where modern domesticity sits in plain sight of the very hangars that once sheltered the pioneers of flight. Rafborough remains a place where the forward gaze of science and the steady, unmoving earth find a rare and quiet equilibrium.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Iveley Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 214° SW
  • Southwood Country Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 249° WSW
  • Sir Frank Whittle (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 223° SW
  • Portable Airship Hangar (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 126° SE
  • Cove Brook (Park) — 0.7 mi, 003° N
  • Heritage Quarter (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 114° ESE
  • Historic 24ft Low Speed Windtunnel (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 118° ESE
  • Historic 8ft x 6ft Transonic & 11 1/2 ft Low Speed Windtunnels (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 112° ESE
  • Vue Farnborough (Cinema) — 0.8 mi, 079° ENE
  • Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 123° ESE
  • Ball Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 221° SW
  • Hawley Lake Stream (River) — 1.1 mi, 338° NNW
  • Bowl Barrow In Albert Road (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 112° ESE
  • The Farnborough Centrifuge (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 154° SSE
  • Bowl Barrow On The Cockadobby Hill Roundabout (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Eelmoor Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 219° SW · 66 ha
  • Pyestock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 236° WSW
  • Claycart Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 192° SSW
  • Puckridge Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 201° SSW
  • Hawley Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 328° NNW
  • Aldershot Military Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 147° SSE
  • Foxlease And Ancells Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 296° WNW · 69 ha
  • Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 159° SSE
  • Hawley Common (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 337° NNW
  • Lions' View (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 269° W
  • Rushmoor Bottom (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 184° S
  • Minley Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 316° NW · 519 ha
  • Hollybush Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 129° SE
  • Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 188° S
  • Two Cranes (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 248° WSW

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About This Rafborough Map Page

Explore Rafborough, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.289796, -0.771886. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.