Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Blean, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blean 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 Blean, 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 | Blean |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.306630 |
| Longitude | 1.043249 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blean, a village in Kent, holds a quiet presence north of Canterbury. It lies 3.9 km north-west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 320°T, OS grid TR 122 607), and is situated north of Rough Common village. The chalky soils beneath Blean have long dictated its agricultural character, a quiet sustenance drawn from the earth, particularly evident in the surrounding fields that catch the soft, diffused light of English afternoons. Its proximity to the ancient city allows for a certain stillness, a gentle detachment that lends a contemplative air to the village green, where the worn paths speak of generations of footsteps. The houses of Blean, a mix of brick and flint, seem to absorb the very essence of the landscape, their gardens spilling with the hardy blooms that thrive in this corner of England. Even the air here carries a subtle, earthy fragrance, a reminder of the woodlands that skirt its edges and the deep roots of this place.
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Explore Blean, 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: 51.306630, 1.043249. 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. |