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Bay View Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East

Explore Bay View, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bay View 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bay View, 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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PlaceBay View
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughSwale
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.396368
Longitude0.899660
Place TypeVillage

About Bay View

Bay View surveys the salt-flecked expanse of the Isle of Sheppey, where the horizon dissolves into a haze of grey water and shifting silt. It lies 4.2 miles east-south-east of Minster (from Minster: bearing 115°T, OS grid TR 018 703), and is situated south-south-west of Warden village. Winds from the North Sea carve a restless path across the flat, open fields that define the character of Bay View. To the south-west, the concrete remnants of a Cold War heavy anti-aircraft battery remain, their heavy silhouettes anchoring the landscape against the vast, indifferent sky. These silent ruins watch over the ground with a grim, historic gravity that contrasts with the seasonal tides of the nearby Leysdown Marshes. The light here possesses a piercing clarity, illuminating the sparse vegetation and the low-slung architecture of the coast. Residents of Bay View find themselves perpetually turned toward the edge of the land, where the earth gives way to the relentless attrition of the cliffs. Even in the quietest hours, the atmosphere carries a sharp, metallic tang of brine that marks the rhythm of life on this narrow strip of Kentish soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Lying On Land To East Of Harty Ferry Road (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 226° SW
  • Cold War anti-aircraft battery (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 233° SW
  • Warden Community Garden (Park) — 0.9 mi, 026° NNE
  • The Spinney (Park) — 1.0 mi, 087° E
  • Thorn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 347° NNW
  • Furze Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 018° NNE
  • Leysdown Marshes (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 137° SE
  • Warden Point (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • Shurland House: Early 16Th Century Great House And Associated Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 298° WNW · 2 ha
  • Short Brother Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 111° ESE
  • Muswell Manor (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 114° ESE
  • Sheppey Cliffs And Foreshore Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 321° NW · 304 ha
  • Shellbeach (Beach) — 2.3 mi, 119° ESE
  • Eastchurch Aviation Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 262° W
  • The Swale (National Nature Reserve) — 2.4 mi, 153° SSE · 220 ha
  • Capel Fleet (River) — 2.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Medieval Moated Site At Sayes Court (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 174° S
  • Bells Creek (River) — 2.8 mi, 218° SW
  • Elmley (National Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 255° WSW · 12k acres
  • Minster Beach (Beach) — 4.2 mi, 304° NW
  • Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 184° S
  • The Royal Cinema (Cinema) — 5.6 mi, 184° S
  • Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 184° S
  • Chart Gunpowder Mill (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 188° S
  • Huckleberry Woods Micro Animal Adventures (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 205° SSW
  • Whitstable Museum and Gallery (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 117° ESE
  • Syndale Bottom (Valley) — 6.1 mi, 198° SSW
  • Oyster Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.2 mi, 247° WSW
  • Sheppey Little Theatre (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 298° WNW

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About This Bay View Map Page

Explore Bay View, 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: 51.396368, 0.899660. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.