Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Gilfach, Herefordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilfach 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 Gilfach, 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 | Gilfach |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.001678 |
| Longitude | -2.957270 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Gilfach remains a quiet concentration of stone and pasture where the horizon stretches toward the Welsh border in a series of muted, green-grey swells. It lies 10.9 miles west-south-west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 250°T, OS grid SO 343 341), and is situated east-south-east of Upper Maes-coed village. The light here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the surface of the Black Pool to the northeast until the water glows like a polished coin dropped into the tall grass. A short distance to the northwest, the Slough Brook traces a persistent, silver line through the earth, carving its path with a cold and indifferent precision. Gilfach holds the weight of its agricultural origins in the heavy, dark loam of the fields that seem to absorb the dampness of the morning mist. To the east-southeast, the Beavan Monument serves as a stark vertical reminder of the human urge to assert presence against the slow, encroaching scrub. The architecture of the surrounding farms suggests a long familiarity with the wind, built low and sturdy to withstand the seasonal gales that sweep across the open plains. Such isolation grants Gilfach a distinct, lonely dignity, untroubled by the frantic pulse of the wider world.
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Explore Gilfach, 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: 52.001678, -2.957270. 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. |