Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Test Valley · Region: South East
Explore Ratlake, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ratlake 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 | Ratlake |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Test Valley |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.008701 |
| Longitude | -1.408201 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ratlake commands a quiet corner of the Hampshire landscape, where the earth holds the soft, damp memory of ancient watercourses. It lies 3.6 miles north-west of Eastleigh (from Eastleigh: bearing 319°T, OS grid SU 416 234), and is situated north-east of Broadgate village. The light here often gathers in the low-lying hollows, casting long, contemplative shadows that stretch across the fields as the afternoon wanes. To the north, the delicate ecological balance of Ratlake Meadows Sssi preserves a fragile, marshy vibrancy that has persisted long after the surrounding hedgerows were first laid. A short distance away, the historical boundary markers of the Park Pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park rise like silent, earthen sentinels from the turf. These forgotten ramparts trace the edges of a once-regal hunting ground, lending the horizon a sense of gravity that contrasts with the unassuming character of the local lanes. Ratlake retains a modesty in its architecture, favouring weathered brick and timber that seem to have grown from the soil itself rather than being imposed upon it. The air carries an earthy scent of damp leaf mould and wild grasses, particularly when the breeze drifts inward from the nearby woodlands. Every movement of the wind across this terrain reveals a geography defined more by its subtle shifts in elevation than by any dramatic reach toward the sky.
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Explore Ratlake, 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: 51.008701, -1.408201. 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. |