Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: New Forest · Region: South East
Explore Sopley, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sopley 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 Sopley, 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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| Place | Sopley |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | New Forest |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.772660 |
| Longitude | -1.778219 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sopley reveals itself through the low, shifting light that traces the contours of the Hampshire landscape, catching the flint and brickwork of its historic architecture. It lies 2.4 miles north of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 4°T, OS grid SZ 157 970), and is situated north-north-west of Winkton village. The River Avon flows with a heavy, deliberate grace nearby, defining the floodplains that keep the pace of life here tethered to the seasonal pulse of the water. To the south, the Mill Stream mirrors the grey-blue sky, its surface often ruffled by the sudden, sharp flight of a kingfisher darting toward the reeds. Sopley maintains a quiet dignity, where the ancient stone of the parish church stands as a silent witness to the centuries of agricultural labour that shaped these fields. The nearby expanse of Coward's Marsh acts as a vast, damp basin of biodiversity, holding the morning mist long after the sun has begun to warm the higher ground. Here, the air carries a distinct sharpness, an olfactory reminder of the damp earth and the distant, cooling influence of the coast. Sopley remains a place where the horizon feels open and unburdened, defined more by the slow movement of the currents than by the insistent clamour of the modern world.
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Explore Sopley, 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: 50.772660, -1.778219. 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. |