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.
| Place | Etchinghill |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.113374 |
| Longitude | 1.094832 |
| Place Type | Village |
Etchinghill rests quietly in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, a place where the land settles into a gentle repose. It lies 4.7 km north of Hythe (from Hythe: bearing 10°T, OS grid TR 167 394), and is situated south-south-east of Lyminge village. The fields surrounding Etchinghill often hold a soft, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon, as if the very air has been filtered through ancient leaves. Though no grand structures define its skyline, the subtle undulations of the countryside suggest a long history of cultivation, a quiet stewardship of the soil. The lanes here, often bordered by hedgerows that hum with unseen life, lead one past farmsteads that have stood for generations, their brickwork softened by time and weather. There is a sense of enduring peace in Etchinghill, a place where the world outside feels a distant rumour.
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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 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. |