Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Winchester · Region: South East
Explore South Down, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Down 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 | South Down |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Winchester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.017494 |
| Longitude | -1.337535 |
| Place Type | Village |
South Down emerges as a quiet threshold between the chalky ridges of Hampshire and the deeper, verdant folds of the valley. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Winchester (from Winchester: bearing 201°T, OS grid SU 465 244), and is situated south-south-west of Compton village. Pale morning light frequently clings to the open slopes of Shawford Down, where the grasses hold the silver chill of the dew long after the sun has climbed. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, grounding South Down against the prevailing winds that sweep across the Hampshire landscape. To the east, the hidden, rhythmic pulse of the Mill Stream provides a constant, cool undercurrent to the quietude of the surrounding fields. History lingers in the soil, marked by the proximity of ancient earthworks that suggest a long, unbroken human presence upon this rolling ground. South Down retains a singular, austere composure, defined by the way the shadow of the clouds moves across the flint-flecked earth. Every lane and boundary hedge acts as a silent witness to a landscape that remains stubbornly, beautifully itself.
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Explore South Down, 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: 51.017494, -1.337535. 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. |