Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Tonbridge and Malling · Region: South East
Explore Basted, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Basted 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 Basted, 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 | Basted |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.279019 |
| Longitude | 0.302953 |
| Place Type | Village |
Basted unfolds across a low-lying pocket of Kentish landscape where the memory of paper milling still clings to the cool, damp air of the valley. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of West Malling (from West Malling: bearing 257°T, OS grid TQ 607 558), and is situated west-north-west of Crouch village. The persistent stream that once powered local industry now feeds the verdant, moisture-heavy stillness of the Bourne Alder Carr Sssi just to the south. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the land rises with a quiet, insistent gravity toward the wooded ridge of Stangate Hill. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the edges of the ancient trees and illuminating the damp earth in shades of soft, muted ochre. History resides in the nearby stone of Old Soar Manor, a remnant of a more stratified age that remains visible from the elevated paths surrounding Basted. These surroundings offer a deliberate, slow pace, where the rhythm of the seasons is marked by the shifting foliage rather than the ticking of a clock. The terrain demands a lingering gaze, rewarding those who traverse its paths with a sense of enduring, untamed composure.
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Explore Basted, 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: 51.279019, 0.302953. 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. |