Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Preston on Wye, Herefordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston on Wye 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 | Preston on Wye |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.070433 |
| Longitude | -2.898879 |
| Place Type | Village |
Preston on Wye emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of Herefordshire as a place defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the agricultural calendar. It lies 7.8 miles west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 277°T, OS grid SO 384 417), and is situated north-north-west of Shenmore village. The landscape surrounding Preston on Wye is defined by the proximity of the Afon Gwy, whose waters carve a reflective silver path through the low-lying meadows nearby. To the southwest, the damp, rich expanse of The Flits SSSI serves as a sanctuary for rare flora, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of sedge and ancient, undisturbed earth. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, pale clarity that catches the edges of the hedgerows and illuminates the quiet transition from pasture to woodland. Residents often walk the short distance to Ploughfield Green, a space that retains an austere, open simplicity, untouched by the frantic pace of modern thoroughfares. The terrain remains largely level, allowing the horizon to stretch wide and unobstructed across the fields that have been worked for generations. This corner of the county maintains a solitary, self-contained grace, indifferent to the clamour of distant urban centres.
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Explore Preston on Wye, 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: 52.070433, -2.898879. 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. |