Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Bodsham, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bodsham 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 Bodsham, 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 | Bodsham |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.172426 |
| Longitude | 1.016686 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bodsham commands a quiet prominence upon the chalky ridges of the North Downs, where the wind carries the scent of flint and ancient pasture. It lies 6.5 miles east-north-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 75°T, OS grid TR 109 457), and is situated east-north-east of Hastingleigh village. Low, rolling slopes define the horizon here, broken only by the sharp, verdant rise of Hobbs' Hill to the north-west. The light in Bodsham possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of older cottages as the sun retreats behind the distant, sweeping contours of the Wye National Nature Reserve. Farmers have long worked these thin soils, turning the earth in a rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the haste of modern commerce. A short distance away, the quiet earth of the Oval Barrow in Shrub's Wood remains as a silent witness to inhabitants who walked these same paths centuries before the present lanes were laid. Time seems to gather in the hollows and hedgerows, creating a stillness that feels less like an absence of activity and more like a deliberate, enduring patience. Bodsham remains a place where the landscape asserts itself, pressing firmly against the boundaries of the gardens and the narrow, winding roads that connect it to the wider world.
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Explore Bodsham, 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: 51.172426, 1.016686. 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. |