Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Winford Cross, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Winford Cross 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 Winford Cross, Isle of Wight, 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 Isle of Wight or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Winford Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Winford Cross |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.653780 |
| Longitude | -1.210680 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Winford Cross emerges as a quiet convergence of rural lanes where the horizon is defined by the soft, rolling contours of the Isle of Wight. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Shanklin (from Shanklin: bearing 323°T, OS grid SZ 558 840), and is situated west of Winford village. Sunlight filters through the canopy near the nearby Amazon World, casting long, shifting shadows across the fields that define the local topography. This landscape retains a certain stillness, punctuated by the seasonal bustle of the Garlic Festival site located just to the south-west. The earth here holds the moisture of the lowlands, supporting a verdant growth that seems to drink in the pale, maritime light of the English Channel. Beyond the immediate periphery, the quietude of Gear Gap Pond reflects the grey-blue sky, anchoring the geography in a mirror of calm water. Winford Cross remains a waypoint for those traversing the island’s interior, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any mechanical clock. Each turn of the road reveals a terrain that has been shaped by the slow, persistent work of agriculture and the patient reclamation of nature.
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Explore Winford Cross, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.653780, -1.210680. 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. |