Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Acrise, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acrise 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 Acrise, Kent, 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 | Acrise |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.138627 |
| Longitude | 1.136183 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Acrise reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the chalky folds of the Kentish landscape. It lies 4.4 miles north-north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 334°T, OS grid TR 194 423), and is situated west-north-west of Densole village. The light here has a sharp, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the fields that rise toward the gentle summit of Ridge Hill. Ancient earthworks like the bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches mark the horizon, grounding the surroundings in a history that long predates the present stone walls. Within the parish, the church of St Martin remains a silent witness to centuries of passing seasons, its flint masonry absorbing the cool moisture of the morning air. Acrise maintains a deliberate solitude, defined by the slow rotation of agricultural life rather than the bustle of modern thoroughfares. The nearby Great Shuttlesfield Down SSSI protects a rare expanse of chalk grassland, where the wind moves through the bents with a soft, persistent sigh. Such spaces retain a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pulse of the wider world, suggesting a geography that is both enduring and infinitely fragile.
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Explore Acrise, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.138627, 1.136183. 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. |