Traditional county: Hampshire · Unitary authority: City of Southampton · Region: South East
Explore Southampton, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southampton 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.
This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southampton, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Hampshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Southampton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Southampton.
Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Southampton |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Southampton |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.904891 |
| Longitude | -1.404313 |
| Place Type | City |
Southampton commands the confluence of the rivers Test and Itchen, where the waters widen into a deep-channelled estuary that has defined the rhythm of the tides for centuries. Moving through the centre, one encounters a landscape where the salt-heavy air meets the green expanse of the Central Parks, a collection of Victorian pleasure grounds that offer a lung of verdant stillness amidst the hum of modern transit. The geography is low-lying and maritime, shaped by the relentless push of the English Channel, which lends the light here a pale, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the hulls of gargantuan vessels that glide silently past the shoreline. To walk the streets is to feel the constant, invisible pull of the horizon, a sensation that Southampton remains perpetually poised between the stability of the shore and the restlessness of the deep sea. Maritime commerce has served as the lifeblood of Southampton since the medieval era, when its sheltered deep-water port first drew the attention of merchants and monarchs alike. Following the arrival of the railway in the nineteenth century, the economy shifted from modest trade to the industrial scale of global logistics, establishing the docks as the primary gateway for the British Empire’s outward reach. While the shadows of the great liner era linger in the public consciousness, the contemporary economy has diversified into a robust hub of aerospace engineering, advanced manufacturing, and academic research. Southampton has evolved from a simple harbour into a complex engine of regional prosperity, maintaining its relevance by anchoring itself to the shifting demands of international supply chains and the steady growth of the local university sector. Creative energy in Southampton finds its expression through a vibrant, polyglot culture that reflects its status as a cosmopolitan crossroads. The city has produced figures of enduring influence, from the pioneering scientist Lord Kelvin to the musician Craig David, whose rhythms mirror the eclectic pulse of the local scene. Public life is punctuated by the roar of the crowd at St Mary's Stadium, where Southampton FC commands a fierce and generational loyalty that binds the populace on match days. Beyond the pitch, the arts thrive in institutions like the Mayflower Theatre and the various galleries that host festivals throughout the year, celebrating a character that is pragmatic, resilient, and deeply hospitable to the diverse voices that have arrived here by sea and rail. Architecture in Southampton serves as a stark timeline of endurance, where the rugged flint of the medieval Town Walls—including the venerable Bargate—stands in silent contrast to the sleek, glass-fronted developments of the waterfront. The silhouette of the medieval fortifications, such as the Catchcold Tower, offers a gritty reminder of an era when the port required constant vigilance against seaborne incursions. Beyond the historic masonry, the civic architecture and the sprawling, red-brick campuses of the university provide a sense of institutional weight that balances the city’s transient, nautical nature. It is this collision of the ancient, fortified stone and the modern, steel-girded infrastructure that gives Southampton its distinct, unyielding character, grounding it firmly in the reality of its own long, salt-washed history.
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Explore Southampton, 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: 50.904891, -1.404313. 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| 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. |