Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Reed, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Reed 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 Reed, Hertfordshire, 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 | Reed |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.005758 |
| Longitude | -0.018586 |
| Place Type | Village |
Reed commands a high ridge in North Hertfordshire, where the wind scours the chalky earth with a persistent, bracing clarity. It lies 2.9 miles south of Royston (from Royston: bearing 179°T, OS grid TL 361 360), and is situated north of Buckland village. The horizon here is wide and unforgiving, save for the humps of ancient earthworks that hold the ghosts of forgotten homesteads. A walker might stumble upon the Reed Hall Moated Site, where the quiet water reflects a sky that seems larger than anywhere else in the county. To the east, the swell of Periwinkle Hill rises like a sudden, grass-grown wave against the flatter fields of the plateau. These remnants of past habitation anchor Reed to the soil, giving the land a weight that transcends the simple passage of seasons. Farmers here have long worked the stubborn, flint-strewn ground, turning the soil under a sun that bleaches the colour from the summer wheat. The character of Reed remains defined by this exposure, a place where the elements have the final say in the rhythm of the day.
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Explore Reed, Hertfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.005758, -0.018586. 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. |