(Hamlet near Derringstone)
Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
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| Place | Breach |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.186451 |
| Longitude | 1.144598 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Breach, a quiet hamlet in Kent, unfolds its modest story beneath the wide English sky. It lies 11.3 km south-south-east of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 156°T, OS grid TR 198 477), and is situated south-south-west of Derringstone village. The soft, chalky soil here, a deep, earthy brown after rain, cradles the few scattered dwellings, their roofs a weathered blend of tile and slate, catching the diffused light of the South East. A faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a subtle perfume of rural life, as if the very air remembers the turning of seasons and the quiet passage of generations. The gentle slopes that define the landscape around Breach offer expansive views, where hedgerows trace ancient boundaries and fields lie in patient, geometric arrangements.
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Explore Breach, 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: 51.186451, 1.144598. 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 | June 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. |