Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: St. Albans · Region: Eastern
Explore Sopwell, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sopwell 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 Sopwell, 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 | Sopwell |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | St. Albans |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.737812 |
| Longitude | -0.331424 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sopwell retains a quiet dignity, defined by the steady, unpretentious brickwork of its suburban streets. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-east of St Albans (from St Albans: bearing 162°T, OS grid TL 153 056). Sunlight often catches the low, grey water of the nearby Mill Stream, which pulls the eye toward the southern edge of the landscape. History here is fractured but present, lingering in the ruins of the Benedictine Priory of St Mary, where stone remnants sit under the weight of centuries. These ancient foundations offer a stark contrast to the modern domesticity that has since grown around them. Walking through Sopwell, one notices how the sky seems wider than in the dense centre of its neighbour, filtered through the rustle of mature gardens. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the passage of commuters and the long, slanted shadows of an English afternoon. It is a place that does not demand attention, preferring instead to exist in a state of settled, functional grace.
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Explore Sopwell, 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: 51.737812, -0.331424. 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. |