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The Soke Hampshire Map

Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Winchester · Region: South East

Explore The Soke, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Soke 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.

Interactive Map of The Soke, Hampshire

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PlaceThe Soke
Traditional CountyHampshire
District / BoroughWinchester
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.059398
Longitude-1.306558
Place TypeSuburban Area

About The Soke

The Soke holds a quiet authority over the eastern approach to Winchester, where the flint-knapped walls seem to hold the heat of the afternoon sun against the encroaching shadow of the valley. This historic precinct sits firmly within the protected landscape of the South Downs National Park, marking a transition from the dense urban core to the rolling chalk hills beyond. The nearby City Mill catches the light upon its timber-framed gables, its waterwheel turning with a rhythmic, mechanical patience that has defined the flow of the river for centuries. Residents of The Soke often find themselves walking past the ancient, imposing silhouette of Wolvesey Palace, where the ruined stone archways frame the sky in jagged, grey geometry. Beyond the palace walls, the land rises sharply toward the St Giles Hill Viewpoint, offering a vantage point that turns the busy streets below into a miniature, silent map. The Upper Brook winds its way nearby, providing a cool, silver vein that threads through the local geography with purposeful, persistent clarity. Every evening, the light catches the flint and brickwork of The Soke in a pale, amber glow that reveals the textured patience of its long-standing architecture. It is a place that observes the passage of time not through clocks, but through the shifting moods of the water and the gradual weathering of its historic stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • South Downs National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 17k acres
  • Abbey Grounds (Park) — 0.1 mi, 305° NW
  • Upper Brook (River) — 0.1 mi, 329° NNW
  • Wolvesey Palace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 225° SW · 4 ha
  • City Bridge At The Junction Of High Street And Bridge Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 008° N
  • St Giles Hill Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.1 mi, 052° NE
  • St. Catherine’s Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.1 mi, 079° E
  • City Mill (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 337° NNW
  • Chesil Theatre (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 341° NNW
  • Joyce Gardens (Park) — 0.2 mi, 028° NNE
  • Winchester Cathedral Close (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 257° WSW · 8 ha
  • Alfred the Great (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Wolvesey Castle (Castle) — 0.2 mi, 262° W
  • Swift's Lake (River) — 0.3 mi, 354° N
  • New Hall (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 238° WSW
  • Tumbling Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 003° N
  • Buttercross (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 301° WNW
  • Blaze Study/Movement in Squares by Bridget Riley (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 296° WNW
  • Curle's Passage (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 286° WNW
  • Winchester City Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 296° WNW
  • Winchester College (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 235° SW
  • Serle's House (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 287° WNW
  • King's Royal Hussars Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 289° WNW
  • Westgate Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 298° WNW
  • Great Hall (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 291° WNW
  • Hyde Abbey Gate (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 333° NNW
  • St Catherine's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 185° S
  • St. Catherine'S Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 175° S · 43 ha
  • Deacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 128° SE
  • Magdalen Hill Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 088° E · 8 ha

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About This The Soke Map Page

Explore The Soke, 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: 51.059398, -1.306558. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.