Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Ballsgate Common, Herefordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ballsgate Common 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 | Ballsgate Common |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.291602 |
| Longitude | -2.858075 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ballsgate Common emerges from the Herefordshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the unassuming character of the surrounding pastoral fringe. It lies 6.7 miles north-west of Leominster (from Leominster: bearing 311°T, OS grid SO 415 662), and is situated south of Wigmore village. The horizon here is marked by the modest rise of Mere Hill to the south-west, which casts a long, thoughtful shadow over the pastures as the afternoon sun begins its decline. Ancient, weathered hedgerows partition the fields, acting as living boundaries that have witnessed the slow, seasonal shifts of agricultural life for generations. To the west, the dense, verdant canopy of Sned Wood provides a natural sanctuary, its presence lending a deep, resonant stillness to the air that persists even when the wind stirs the higher branches. Ballsgate Common retains a sense of seclusion, where the damp, iron-rich earth of the region seems to hold the history of the soil firmly in its grip. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular clarity, turning the dew on the common into a fleeting constellation of silver before the day fully gathers its strength. Such quietude encourages a focus on the immediate, tangible details of the land rather than the clamour of more populous centres.
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Explore Ballsgate Common, 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: 52.291602, -2.858075. 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. |