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Etchinghill Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East

Explore Etchinghill, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Etchinghill 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.

Interactive Map of Etchinghill, Kent

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Etchinghill, 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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PlaceEtchinghill
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughFolkestone and Hythe
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.113374
Longitude1.094832
Place TypeVillage

About Etchinghill

Etchinghill occupies a sheltered position upon the rolling chalk escarpments that define the eastern edge of the North Downs. It lies 2.9 miles north of Hythe (from Hythe: bearing 10°T, OS grid TR 167 394), and is situated south-south-east of Lyminge village. The chalky soil here yields a pale, reflective light that softens the sharp contours of the surrounding ridges, particularly as the sun descends toward the distant horizon. Travelers passing through Etchinghill often notice the proximity of Tolsford Hill, where ancient earthworks rise like silent sentinels above the modern telecommunications mast. To the south, the quiet surface of Temple Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a cool sanctuary for local wildlife amidst the dry, grassy slopes. The land bears the marks of long-standing human presence, with prehistoric barrows scattered like forgotten thoughts across the higher ground. Beneath the open sky, the air remains crisp, carrying the faint, bracing scent of the nearby coast across the open fields. Etchinghill retains an atmosphere of quiet persistence, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow movement of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Temple Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 183° S
  • Bowl Barrow 225M S Of Tolsford Hill Telecommunications Mast (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 218° SW
  • Tolsford Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 211° SSW
  • Two Bowl Barrows 700M East Of Tolsford Plantation On Tolsford Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 213° SSW
  • Bowl Barrow 250M West Of Brockman'S Bushes Plantation On Tolsford Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 207° SSW
  • Great Shuttlesfield Down Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 040° NE · 22 ha
  • Summerhouse Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 180° S
  • Canadian Expeditionary Force Memorial (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 204° SSW
  • Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Channel Tunnel Model (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 136° SE
  • Farthing Common (Park) — 1.9 mi, 289° WNW
  • Seabrook Stream Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 157° SSE · 24 ha
  • Sole Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 090° E
  • Saltwood Castle (Castle) — 2.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Airfield Fire Station (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 094° E
  • Slay Brook (River) — 2.5 mi, 210° SSW
  • Kent Battle of Britain Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 091° E
  • Aircraft Hanger Base (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 092° E
  • Brockhill Country Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 207° SSW
  • Sandling Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 224° SW · 186 ha
  • Brockhill Stream (River) — 2.7 mi, 204° SSW
  • Hawthorne Trench WW1 reconstruction (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 007° N
  • West Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 330° NNW
  • The Hart Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 111° ESE
  • Westenhanger (Castle) — 2.9 mi, 243° WSW
  • Hythe Town Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 190° S
  • Hythe Beach (Beach) — 3.2 mi, 178° S
  • Park Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 341° NNW
  • Sandgate beach (Beach) — 3.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Memorial To Sir John Moore (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 145° SE

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About This Etchinghill Map Page

Explore Etchinghill, 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: 51.113374, 1.094832. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.