Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Bacton, Herefordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bacton 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 Bacton, Herefordshire, 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 | Bacton |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.984646 |
| Longitude | -2.908853 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Bacton occupies a quiet, verdant fold of the Herefordshire landscape where the Golden Valley begins to gather the shadows of the Black Mountains. It lies 9.5 miles west-south-west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 239°T, OS grid SO 376 321), and is situated north-north-west of Abbey Dore village. The land here rises in slow, deliberate swells, holding the moisture of the morning mist long after the sun has touched the higher ridges. To the south-west, the sheltered hollow of Holling Grange Dingle offers a sanctuary of damp earth and ancient shade, contrasting with the exposed, grassy brow of the Minns Close Tump that guards the eastern horizon. Bacton remains defined by its agricultural lineage, where the persistent work of the plough has smoothed the contours of the fields into a rhythmic, undulating geometry. Remnants of medieval fortification persist in the landscape, notably the Motte And Bailey Castle 200Yds (180M) Sw Of Newcourt Farm, which marks the earth with a subtle, circular authority. St Faith’s Church stands as the architectural heart of Bacton, distinguished by its sixteenth-century monument to Blanche Parry, a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I whose effigy retains a fragile, painted dignity. The light across these pastures possesses a particular clarity, often catching the stone walls in a way that renders the passage of the day visible upon the masonry.
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Explore Bacton, Herefordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.984646, -2.908853. 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. |