Sprat's Down Hampshire Map

About Sprat's Down

Sprat's Down offers a quiet contemplation of Hampshire's rural heart. It lies 6.4 km north-north-west of Cowes (from Cowes: bearing 330°T, OS grid SU 463 016), and is situated west of Calshot village. The hamlet itself is a gentle unfolding of fields, where the soft, diffused light of the South East often lends a contemplative hue to the landscape. Though modest in size, Sprat's Down carries the subtle imprint of its agricultural past, its lanes echoing with the quiet passage of those who once worked this land. The air here, often carrying the faintest scent of distant salt from the Solent, seems to hold a particular stillness, a respite from the clamour of larger settlements. One might imagine the quiet satisfaction of early settlers as they surveyed these peaceful horizons, a sentiment that still seems to linger.

About This Sprat's Down Map Page

Explore Sprat's 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: 50.812651, -1.343431. 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.