Bilting Kent Map

About Bilting

Bilting, a quiet hamlet in Kent, offers a gentle tableau of rural life. It lies 7.9 km north-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 38°T, OS grid TR 055 491), and is situated south-west of Godmersham village. The surrounding landscape, a soft tapestry of rolling fields and ancient hedgerows, whispers of generations of cultivation, the very air carrying the faint, sweet scent of damp earth after rain. A small, unassuming church, its flint walls weathered by countless seasons, stands as a quiet sentinel at the heart of Bilting, its spire a humble finger pointing towards the wide, often cloud-brushed, Kentish sky. The nearby River Stour, a silver ribbon winding through the verdant countryside, has long been the lifeblood of this land, its banks a sanctuary for kingfishers and the occasional heron. Life here moves with a measured grace, a cadence dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the hurried ticking of clocks.

About This Bilting Map Page

Explore Bilting, 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: 51.204516, 0.941252. 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.