Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Lower Lye, Herefordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Lye 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 Lower Lye, 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 | Lower Lye |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.296107 |
| Longitude | -2.873954 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Lye emerges from the quiet fold of the Herefordshire landscape where the earth rises in soft, deliberate swells of pasture and ancient stone. It lies 7.4 miles north-west of Leominster (from Leominster: bearing 310°T, OS grid SO 404 668), and is situated south-south-west of Wigmore village. The horizon here is defined by the dark, wooded silhouettes of Sned Wood, which stands as a silent sentinel over the fields just to the south-south-east. Sunlight catches the limestone outcrops with a pale, brittle clarity, illuminating a terrain that has long been shaped by the slow turning of agricultural cycles. To the north-north-west, the dense canopy of Barnett Wood breaks the wind, casting long, shifting shadows that mark the passing hours across the valley floor. Lower Lye maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pulse of the modern world, anchored instead to the rhythm of the seasons. The air carries a crisp, elemental sharpness, clean as the water that once fed the local lime kilns during the height of the region’s industrial activity. Every fence line and hedgerow acts as a physical map of a history that remains stubbornly present in the very grit of the soil.
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Explore Lower Lye, 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: 52.296107, -2.873954. 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. |