Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Winchester · Region: South East
Explore Silkstead, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Silkstead 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.
| Place | Silkstead |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Winchester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.019042 |
| Longitude | -1.365299 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Silkstead, a quiet corner of Hampshire, offers a tranquil counterpoint to the bustle of nearby centres. It lies 5.6 km north of Eastleigh (from Eastleigh: bearing 351°T, OS grid SU 446 245), and is situated east-south-east of Hursley village. The land around Silkstead breathes a gentle, rolling character, where fields stretch in muted greens and golds under the vast English sky, a canvas that shifts with the passing seasons. A palpable sense of enduring quietude pervades the air here, a gentle hum that speaks not of grand pronouncements but of the steady, unassuming passage of days. Though small, Silkstead’s very presence evokes a sense of grounded continuity, a feeling that the earth beneath one’s feet holds the memory of countless sunrises and hushed evenings.
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Explore Silkstead, 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: 51.019042, -1.365299. 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 | June 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. |