Elham Kent Map

About Elham

Elham breathes a quiet, pastoral grace in the heart of Kent. It lies 9.4 km north-north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 329°T, OS grid TR 176 440), and is situated east-north-east of Rhodes Minnis village. The village unfolds gently, its houses clustered around a pleasingly irregular green where ancient trees cast shifting patterns of shade. A gentle rise in the land to the west offers a sense of enclosure, a protective fold against the wider world, while the prevailing light often carries a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through the very air of the Kent Downs. The church of St Mary the Virgin stands as a noble sentinel, its stone weathered by centuries of sun and rain, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this place. Here, the pace of life seems measured by the slow turning of seasons, a comfortable cadence that has long defined the character of Elham.

About This Elham Map Page

Explore Elham, 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: 51.153957, 1.111493. 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.