Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
Explore Friningham, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Friningham 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 Friningham, 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 | Friningham |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.297541 |
| Longitude | 0.605968 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Friningham reveals itself through the quiet persistence of chalky soil and the low, grey light of the North Downs. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 65°T, OS grid TQ 817 586), and is situated east of Detling village. The landscape here bows toward the valley of Hog Trough Bottom, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling limestone. Ancient ridges define the horizon, casting long, deliberate shadows that reach toward the remnants of Thurnham Castle. These skeletal ruins remain as silent sentinels over the fields, their fractured stone reflecting the pale intensity of the Kentish sun. Friningham maintains a modest posture, defined by the stark lines of its topography rather than the noise of modern expansion. Through the seasons, the wind scours the open slopes, carrying with it the salt-tinged promise of the distant coast.
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Explore Friningham, 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: 51.297541, 0.605968. 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. |