Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: Watford · Region: Eastern
Explore Watford Heath, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watford Heath 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 Watford Heath, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Hertfordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Watford Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Watford Heath |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | Watford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.638918 |
| Longitude | -0.384177 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Watford Heath retains the character of an ancient common, defined by the sprawling, open greensward that serves as the heart of the landscape. It lies 0.9 miles west-south-west of Bushey (from Bushey: bearing 245°T, OS grid TQ 119 945). The land here slopes with a subtle grace, dropping away toward the quiet path of Oxhey Brook that winds through the southern reaches. Traditional architecture borders the common, where the pale, honest brickwork of domestic dwellings catches the low, slanted light of an English afternoon. Residents often walk the short distance to the nearby meadows of Attenborough’s Fields, where the long grasses sway in harmony with the shifting breeze. The local atmosphere remains quiet, defined more by the movement of clouds over the open turf than by the frantic pace of the wider district. Watford Heath preserves a sense of space that feels increasingly rare, offering a breathing room that allows the sky to appear vast above the rooftops. History lingers in the very orientation of the roads, which seem to follow the natural contours of the earth rather than the rigid lines of modern planning.
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Explore Watford Heath, 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: 51.638918, -0.384177. 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. |